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Table 3.

Autoaggregation and coaggregation activities of Bacillus strains and pathogens

Microorganisms	4 h	24 h
Autoaggregation activity (%)
Bacillus
B. clausii ATCC 700160	85.10 ± 1.56^d1	93.42 ± 0.86^e
B. subtilis P223	88.13 ± 3.55^e	86.03 ± 2.46^d
Pathogens
S. aureus ATCC 6538	29.42 ± 2.14^c	66.35 ± 5.16^c
S. enteritidis ATCC 13076	8.88 ± 0.94^a	21.19 ± 4.69^a
L. monocytogenes ATCC 15313	12.26 ± 1.59^b	66.16 ± 3.67^c
E. coli ATCC 25922	13.26 ± 3.38^b	51.90 ± 3.41^b
Coaggregation activity (%)
B. clausii ATCC 700160 with
S. aureus ATCC 6538	62.37 ± 4.83^e1	72.52 ± 2.48^c
S. enteritidis ATCC 13076	50.32 ± 3.66^ab	63.08 ± 2.46^a
L. monocytogenes ATCC 15313	51.73 ± 3.32^bc	72.20 ± 3.25^c
E. coli ATCC 25922	51.81 ± 3.11^bc	70.16 ± 2.73^bc
B. subtilis P223 with
S. aureus ATCC 6538	57.09 ± 3.48^d	68.96 ± 3.24^b
S. enteritidis ATCC 13076	46.86 ± 4.43^a	61.03 ± 4.98^a
L. monocytogenes ATCC 15313	54.07 ± 2.49^cd	79.19 ± 3.07^d
E. coli ATCC 25922	49.74 ± 2.45^ab	70.19 ± 1.46^bc

^1a–e Different superscript letters in the same row indicate statistical differences in each characteristic (p < 0.05). Values are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 3)