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.