Antagonistic Activity of Lactobacillus Isolates against Salmonella typhi In Vitro

Table 1

Categorization of the antimicrobial activity of the tested Lactobacillus isolates against Salmonella typhi isolate (SS6).

Antimicrobial activity	Diameter of inhibition zone (mm)*	Number of isolates	Percentage relative to total number of isolates	Isolates
Strong	≥15	13	40.63%	B2b, C8, B10, B11, L4, L37, L36, L38, C4, L47, C7, B2a, and L39
Moderate	<15–10	7	21.88%	C9, B1, L22, L21, L53, B9, and L61
Weak	≤10	2	6.25%	C10 and LS
No activity	No	9	31.25%	C5, B3, L5′, L24, L33, L49, L50, L62, L63, and S1

∗Punch diameter = 8 mm.