Table 2. Antimicrobial activity of sword bean fermentation filtrate fermented by L. plantarum and L. brevis
Diameter of inhibition zone (mm)
Control1)
L. plantarum2)
L. brevis3)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
8.0±0.04)c5)
30.0±0.0a
26.0±0.0b
Staphylococcus intermedius
8.0±0.0c
21.0±0.0a
20.0±0.0b
Staphylococcus heamolyticus
8.0±0.0c
22.0±0.0a
20.0±0.0b
Staphylococcus epidermidis
8.0±0.0c
18.0±0.0a
16.0±0.0b
Escherichia coli O157:H7
8.0±0.0b
9.0±0.0a
9.0±0.0a
Candida albicans
-6)
-
-
Control, no inoculation of Lactobacillus sp. L. plantarum, sword bean fermentation filtrate fermented by L. plantarum. L. brevis, sword bean fermentation filtrate fermented by L. brevis. All values are mean±SD (n=3). Means with different letters in the row are significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05). No effect.