highly significantP < 0.0001
Optimization by Box–Behnken (BB) design Using inoculum size (E), temperature (F), and initial pH (H) as independent variables and inhibition rate (Y) as the response, a quadratic regression model was obtained with Design-Expert 13.0: .ANOVA demonstrated that the regression model was highly significant (P < 0.0001), with an R2 of 0.9928, indicating that 99.28% of the variation could be explained by the model.