Table 7
Antimicrobial activities of the fermented ginger

Samples	Clear zone on plate (cm)
	Staphylococcus aureus	Salmonella spp.	Listeria monocytogenes	Escherichia coli
	Ginger medium	2.36±0.17^c1)	ND2)	1.89±0.07^b	ND
Ginger fermented with Leuconostoc mesenteroides	2.88±0.23^b	2.38±0.13^a	2.41±0.05^a	ND
Ginger fermented with Lactobacillus brevis	3.65±0.11^a	1.88±0.14^b	2.85±0.24^a	ND
Ginger fermented with Streptococcus thermophilus	3.24±0.21^b	2.22±0.09^a	2.49±0.27^a	ND
Ginger fermented with Lactobacillus acidphilus	2.98±0.41^b	2.51±0.35^a	2.68±0.06^a	ND

Means±SD (n=3) in a column followed by same letter are not significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05).
ND, not detected.