Table 5 Microbial reduction percentages of henna dyed jute fabrics with the increment of chitosan concentration against S. aureus (gram-positive) and K. pneumoniae (gram-negative) bacteria
Organism→ | S. aureus | K. pneumoniae | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fabric samples↓ | Surviving cells (CFU/mL) | Reduction (%) | Surviving cells (CFU/mL) | Reduction (%) |
U | 2.55 × 105 [B] |  | 2.80 × 105 [B] |  |
A | 1.32 × 105 [A] | 48.2 | 1.94 × 105 [A] | 30.7 |
B | 28.0 × 103 [A] | 89.0 | 50.0 × 103 [A] | 82.1 |
C | 22.0 × 103 [A] | 91.4 | 21.0 × 103 [A] | 92.5 |
D | 15.0 × 103 [A] | 94.1 | 17.0 × 103 [A] | 93.9 |
E | 11.0 × 103 [A] | 95.8 | 15.0 × 103 [A] | 94.6 |