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TABLE 3.

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of free and nanoencapsulated Bougainvillea spectabilis extract (BSE) (mg/ml)

Bacteria	Free extract		Nanoencapsulated extract (core to coating ratio)
	Free extract		1:1		1:2
	MIC	MBC	MIC	MBC	MIC	MBC
Escherichia coli	750^a	875^b	500^a	625^a	625^a	625^a
Salmonella enterica	750^a	875^b	500^a	625^a	625^a	625^a
Listeria monocytogenes	625^b	750^b	375^b	500^b	500^b	500^b
Staphylococcus aureus	625^b	750^b	375^b	375^b	500^b	500^b

Note: Different superscript lowercase letters indicate statistically significant difference (p < .05).