Table 3. Growth inhibition (%) of the fermented beverages against food-related bacteria

Gram	Bacterial strains	Day¹⁾	Conc. (%)	Samples²⁾
C2M0	C1.5M0.5	C1M1	C1.5M0.5	C0M2
B. subtilis	0	50	18.18±2.28^e3)	23.52±3.65^d	27.82±1.62^c	30.66±0.75^b	35.42±1.86^a
	0	100	29.12±2.29^d	31.40±2.45^cd	33.38±1.19^c	36.75±1.69^b	42.67±1.26^a
	15	50	41.90±0.62^d	44.92±0.31^d	49.24±1.15^c	53.26±3.58^b	66.29±1.15^a
	15	100	51.36±1.40^d	56.84±3.03^c	68.23±3.60^b	72.27±6.42^b	84.68±0.56^a
B. coagulans	0	50	16.580.20^e	18.69±0.70^d	24.49±0.41^c	26.00±1.18^b	34.30±0.83^a
	0	100	19.97±0.18^e	21.45±0.36^d	25.83±0.39^c	29.69±0.12^b	45.67±0.58^a
	15	50	37.34±1.11^d	42.65±0.52^d	51.68±1.70^c	62.40±2.36^b	85.50±2.34^a
	15	100	83.40±1.35^e	87.65±0.69^d	89.96±0.17^c	93.72±1.61^b	96.22±0.39^a
S. mutans	0	50	1.88±0.44^d	2.76±0.19^c	2.97±0.31^bc	3.12±0.37^bc	3.42±0.48^a
	0	100	3.28±1.12^b	3.56±0.91^b	4.01±0.97^b	4.39±1.06^b	6.37±0.86^a
	15	50	6.48±1.31^d	7.05±0.93^cd	7.44±0.88^bc	8.21±0.52^ab	8.92±0.18^a
	15	100	15.57±0.41^e	18.50±1.05^d	26.03±1.11^c	34.95±0.76^b	39.46±1.13^a
E. coli	0	50	18.41±0.42^c	18.61±0.91^c	19.52±1.01^bc	20.57±1.81^b	25.42±0.94^a
	0	100	19.58±0.68^e	21.18±1.74^d	23.52±1.85^c	26.23±0.56^b	28.06±1.29^a
	15	50	73.70±0.63^d	75.14±0.75^c	77.39±0.30^b	80.13±4.97^a	81.28±1.53^a
	15	100	79.43±1.51^c	79.73±2.39^c	80.53±1.82^bc	81.42±1.69^b	84.18±1.51^a
A. calcoaceticus	0	50	21.84±0.78^d	24.92±0.66^c	28.24±0.71^b	29.20±0.69^b	33.30±0.59^a
	0	100	34.93±0.51^b	37.52±0.16^b	40.90±0.22^ab	46.89±0.14^ab	53.59±0.43^a
	15	50	70.49±0.58^e	76.00±1.26^d	77.80±1.53^c	86.39±1.23^b	95.01±1.39^a
	15	100	83.59±1.63^c	96.15±0.45^b	96.58±0.28^b	98.22±0.41^a	99.47±0.28^a
P. mirabilis	0	50	14.93±1.03^e	18.52±0.27^d	24.44±0.53^c	25.55±0.26^b	28.48±0.52^a
	0	100	34.97±1.16^c	36.74±2.03^bc	38.42±0.60^b	40.56±0.98^a	41.48±1.01^a
	15	50	40.75±4.12^b	48.70±1.34^a	50.011.34^a	51.32±1.34^a	55.33±9.23^a
	15	100	52.75±2.59^d	54.81±2.08^cd	57.57±2.38^bc	59.31±0.74^b	63.43±1.20^a

0 and 15 days are before and after fermentation.
C2M0, corn silk 2%+mulberry leaves 0%; C1.5M0.5, corn silk 1.5%+mulberry leaves 0.5%; C1M1, corn silk 1%+mulberry leaves 1%,; C0.5M1.5, corn silk 0.5%+mulberry leaves 1.5%; C0M2, corn silk 0%+mulberry leaves 2%.
All values are expressed as mean±SD (n=3) and within a column with different superscript letters are significantly different from each other at p<0.05.