Table 2.
Compar ison of antimicrobial activity of the gar lic extract with freezing temperatures (mm)
Freezing condition | Gram (-) | Gram (+) |
Escherichia coli | Salmonella typhimurium | Vibrio vulnificus | Staphylococcus aureus | Bacillus cereus |
Control (4°C) | 12.23±0.79a1) | 14.01±0.49a | 23.12±0.13a | 15.83±0.11a | 13.10±0.01b |
-20°C | 12.45±0.81a | 12.45±0.19b | 23.47±0.49a | 15.22±0.20a | 12.10±0.11a |
-80°C | 11.48±0.01a | 13.54±0.42a | 23.61±0.75a | 15.86±0.23a | 12.72±0.20b |
-196°C | 12.09±0.47a | 13.48±0.72a | 23.34±0.35a | 16.12±0.85a | 12.79±0.33b |
The values represent mean±SD for triplicate experiments. Means with same letters within a column are not significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan s multiple range test.