Antimicrobial and immunoregulatory effects of Lactobacillus delbrueckii 45E against genitourinary pathogens

Table 4 Mean diameter of inhibition zones (mm) of Ld45E against selected test pathogens

Species	Group B Streptococcus clinical isolate	Group B Streptococcus ATCC 8017	Escherichia coli clinical isolate	Escherichia coli ATCC 25,922	Klebsiella spp. clinical isolate	Klebsiella spp. ATCC 3566	Candida parapsilosis clinical isolate	Candida parapsilosis ATCC 3434
L. delbrueckii 45E	50.2 ± 1.9*	50.1 ± 2.0*	30.2 ± 0.4	30.2 ± 0.4	25 ± 0.2	24.1 ± 0.2	19 ± 0.1	18.3 ± 0.1
P value	0.001	0.001	0.12	0.12	0.08	0.09	0.56	0.59
L. reuteri RC-14 control	22.4 ± 0.9*	23.1 ± 1.2*	18.5 ± 0.6	19 ± 1.8	17 ± 0.8	17.3 ± 0.09	11 ± 0.06	13 ± 0.07
P value	0.01	0.01	0.09	0.09	0.49	0.45	0.19	0.19

Data are presented as the mean ± SD. The finding was based on the average values of three independent assays
*Indicates that the value was significant, p < 0.05 compared with the control, L. reuteri RC-14

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