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Table 3 Antimicrobial activities of cell free supernatant (CFS) of LAB

From: Antibiotic resistant microencapsulated probiotics synergistically preserved orange juice

Pathogenic organisms

Lactic acid bacteria cell free supernatant combination (100 μl)

Standard

100 μl

50 μl + 50 μl

33 μl + 33 μl + 33 μl

25 μl in each

CFS 1

CFS 2

CFS 3

CFS 4

CFS (1 + 2)

CFS (1 + 3)

CFS (1 + 4)

CFS (1 + 2 + 3)

CFS (1 + 3 + 4)

CFS (2 + 3 + 4)

CFS (1 + 2 + 3 + 4)

Strep (10 μg)/Nys (30 μg)

Gram positive bacteria

Zone of inhibition (mm)

 B. cereus

25

20

27

17

15

28

23

18

30

22

32

23

 B. subtilis

24

22

31

12

17

29

22

22

31

25

33

28

 Staphyl. aureus

28

18

31

22

16

30

28

21

32

24

38

27

Gram negative bacteria

Zone of inhibition (mm)

 E. coli

25

17

28

22

16

27

21

17

34

25

36

25

 Shi. dysenteriae

25

15

30

21

14

27

22

15

31

21

37

30

 Shi. sonnei

26

19

27

18

14

28

21

18

35

24

39

21

Pathogenic fungi

Zone of inhibition (mm)

 S. cerevisiae

22

13

18

16

13

22

23

16

26

17

28

21

 A. niger

19

15

20

15

13

23

24

16

27

15

27

20

 C. albicans

26

12

18

12

15

26

25

20

29

17

31

23

  1. Strep streptomycin and Nys nystatin