TABLE 4.
The inhibitory zone diameter of the composite films.
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| E. coli | L. monocytogenes | S. aureus | Salmonella | |
| CS | 14.17 ± 0.20d | 15.27 ± 0.34c | 15.33 ± 0.34b | 15.30 ± 0.29c |
| CS/WPI | 14.67 ± 0.18cd | 15.80 ± 0.37c | 15.80 ± 0.24b | 15.40 ± 0.16c |
| CS/WPI/TiO2 | 16.93 ± 0.42bc | 17.20 ± 0.24bc | 17.87 ± 0.17b | 16.53 ± 0.25bc |
| CS/WPI/WPEO | 17.80 ± 0.42b | 19.10 ± 0.42b | 22.00 ± 0.20a | 18.10 ± 0.37ab |
| CS/WPI/WPEO/TiO2 | 20.83 ± 0.17a | 21.50 ± 0.41a | 25.00 ± 0.37a | 19.73 ± 0.16a |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD. Different letters (a–d) in each column indicate significant differences among films (P < 0.05).