Table 4.
Irradiation dose (kGy) | |||
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Strains | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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ZIG (mm) | |||
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Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538 G(+) | 7±2a | 8±3a | 8±1a |
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Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028 G(-) | 11.5±1a | 10±2a | 10±3a |
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Enterococcus faecium ATCC 19434 G(+) | 12±2.5a | 11±3a | 9.5±4a |
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Streptococus B G(+)ATCC 13813 | 7±2a | 8±1.5a | 7±2a |
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Escherichia coli G(-) ATCC 8739 | 7±0.5a | 7±1a | 7±2a |
Values followed by the same letter along the row are not significantly different (P<0.05).