Table 2.
Disk diffusion of 60% EtOH, hot water extracts from Lindera obtusiloba Blume against foodborne pathogens

Extracts Strains Clear zone on plate (mm)1)
Concentration (mg/mL)
3.1 6.25 12.5 25 50 100
60% EtOH E.coli O157:H7 14.002) 17.50 19.00 24.00 27.50a 30.00ab
E.coli 13.50 18.00 21.00 23.00 25.00b 28.50b
Salmonella typhimurium 15.00 18.50 22.00 24.00 27.00ab 30.50ab
Staphylococcus aureus 15.00 19.00 21.50 25.00 27.00ab 30.50ab
MRSA 14.00 18.00 22.00 24.50 26.50ab 31.50a
Bacillus cereus 15.00 17.50 21.00 21.00 22.50c 25.001c
Hot water E.coli O157:H7 9.50 11.00 14.75 17.75 20.75 23.50bc
E.coli 9.75 11.25 16.25 18.50 20.50 23.50abc
Salmonella typhimurium 10.00 12.00 17.50 19.00 21.00 24.00ab
Staphylococcus aureus 11.00 12.50 16.50 20.00 22.00 25.50a
MRSA 10.00 11.50 14.50 19.50 22.00 25.00ab
Bacillus cereus 11.00 13.25 15.00 16.75 18.50 21.00c
Disk diameter (8 mm) was included
)Mean ± SD of duplicated experiments
a-csignificance among strains at the same concentration (p<0.05)