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Table 3 Bacteriostatic effects of E. hormaechei and cultivable bacteria on the housefly larval intestine

From: Enterobacter hormaechei in the intestines of housefly larvae promotes host growth by inhibiting harmful intestinal bacteria

Cultivable bacteria

Control group (mm)

Experimental group (mm)

t  value

P  value

Klebsiella pneumoniae

10.00 ± 0.00

8.33 ± 0.58

4.00

0.010*

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

24.33 ± 1.15

14.00 ± 1.00

11.72

0.000***

Acinetobacter bereziniae

9.33 ± 0.58

6.33 ± 0.58

6.36

0.003*

Providencia stuartii

10.33 ± 0.58

6.00 ± 0.00

13.00

0.000***

Enterobacter cloacae

10.33 ± 0.58

8.67 ± 0.58

3.54

0.020*

Lactococcus lactis

7.00 ± 1.00

6.00 ± 0.00

1.73

0.160

Lysinibacillus fusiformis

11.00 ± 0.00

9.67 ± 1.15

2.00

0.120

Providencia vermicola

10.33 ± 0.58

6.33 ± 0.58

8.49

0.001**

Bacillus safensis

10.00 ± 1.00

9.00 ± 0.00

1.73

0.160

  1. Values for the control group and experimental groups are the mean ± standard error of the mean
  2. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 (according to Student’s t-test)