Table 1.

Different experimental groups used in this study

Experimental groups	Treatments
1	Crude antimicrobial substance (CAS) 8%
2	CAS 4%
3	B. subtilis ATCC 6633
4	Vegetative form of C. perfringens
5	Spore form of C. perfringens
6	Germinated spore form of C. perfringens
7	C. perfringens enterotoxin (CPE) (1 μg/mL)
8	CPE+ B. subtilis ATCC 6633
9	CPE+ CAS 4%
10	Vegetative form of C. perfringens + B. subtilis ATCC 6633
11	Vegetative form of C. perfringens + CAS 4%
12	Spore form of C. perfringens + B. subtilis ATCC 6633
13	Spore form of C. perfringens + CAS 4%
14	Germinated spore form of C. perfringens + B. subtilis ATCC 6633
15	Germinated spore form of C. perfringens + CAS 4%