. 2022 Jul 1;13:896706. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.896706

TABLE 4.

Effect of all hydrogels on inhibiting the growth of selected bacteria.

Strain of bacteria	HEa-WA	HEa-EtOH	HEa-iPrOH	H-CON
Strain of bacteria	The diameter of the growth inhibition zone (mm)
Escherichia coli	13.0 ± 0.5^a	15.0 ± 0.5^a	14.0 ± 1.0^a	nr
Enterococcus faecalis	16.0 ± 0.5^a	17.0 ± 0.5^a	17.0 ± 0.5^a	nr
Enterococcus faecium	14.5 ± 1.5^a	16.0 ± 0.5^a	16.0 ± 1.5^a	nr
Sarcina lutea	15.0 ± 1.5^a	16.5 ± 0.5^a	16.5 ± 0.5^a	nr
Serratia marcescens	9.0 ± 0.5^a	10.5 ± 0.5^a	10.0 ± 0.5^a	nr
Pseudomnas fluorescens	8.0 ± 1.0^a	8.5 ± 1.0^a	7.0 ± 0.5^a	nr
Streptococcus pnemoniae	16.5 ± 1.0^a	18.0 ± 0.5^a	17.0 ± 0.5^a	nr
Bacillus subtilis	6.5 ± 0.5^a	8.0 ± 0.5^a	8.5 ± 1.0^a	nr
Bacillus pseudomycoides	10.0 ± 0.5^a	13.0 ± 0.5^a	13.0 ± 1.5^a	nr
Staphylococcus aureus	6.0 ± 0.5^a	7.0 ± 0.5^a	7.0 ± 0.5^a	nr
Streptococcus epidermidis	6.0 ± 1.0^a	8.5 ± 0.5^a	7.0 ± 0.5^a	nr

nr, no reaction.