Table 6 Effect of different concentrations of B. subtilis CFS on germ tube formation by C. albicans isolates C15 and C13, Itraconazole was used as a positive control. The data are the mean of three replicates. The standard deviation is calculated and represented as error bar

Control

2.69E + 07 ± 1.03

-

2.40E + 07 ± 1.15

-

CFS (mg/ml)

1.5

2.63E + 07 ± 0.75

2.33

1.90E + 07 ± 0.11

20.83

4.5

2.48E + 07 ± 0.35

7.91

1.30E + 07 ± 0.58

45.83

7.5

9.50E + 06 ± 1.09

64.65

1.10E + 07 ± 0.11

54.17

9

4.00E + 06 ± 0.29

85.12

8.50E + 06 ± 0.57

64.58

10.5

3.63E + 06 ± 0.23

86.51

7.00E + 06 ± 0.60

70.83

Itraconazole (0.05 mg/ml)

8.93E + 06 ± 0.42

66.79

1.20E + 07 ± 1.36

50.00