Table 2
Inhibition spectrum of W. confusa against pathogenic bacteria

Indicator strains Inhibition
Escherichia coli +1)
Ewinia rhapontici +
Bacillus cereus +
Listeria monocytogenes +
Shigella sonnei ++
Shigella flexneri ++
Staphylococcus epidermidis +
Staphylococcus aureus -
Degree of clarity of clear zone by growth inhibition
none
below 5 mm
6~10 mm