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. 2023 Jul 31;12(8):1264. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics12081264

Table 5.

Silver nanoparticle (AgNP)–antibiotic complexes that demonstrated synergy in reported work. The corresponding references are included.

Fabrication Method and
Reducing Agent
AgNP Size and
Coating
Synergy, Bacterial Model, and Method of Evaluation
Biological
Bacillus sp. [260]
14–42 nm
primary and aromatic amines
ZoI; all combinations of fusidic acid, gentamycin, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, penicillin, chloramphenicol, levofloxacin, nalidixic acid, and ampicillin against S. epidermidis, S. aureus, V. cholerae, S. aureus, Salmonella Typhi, and Salmonella Paratyphi
Chemical [261] 10–30 nm
nanosilver colloid
MIC; allicin against MRSA
Biological
Trichoderma viride
Aspergillus flavus [262,263]
5–40 nm ZoI; ampicillin, kanamycin, erythromycin, and chloramphenicol against E. coli, S. Typhi, S. aureus, Micrococcus luteus, P. aeruginosa, E. faecalis, A. baumanii, K. pneumoniae, and Bacillus spp.
Biological
Phytophthora
Infestans [264]
5–30 nm ZoI, MIC, mupirocin, neomycin, vancomycin against S aureus; cefazolin, mupirocin, gentamycin, vancomycin against P. aeruginosa; and cefazolin, mupirocin, gentamycin, neomycin, tetracycline against E. coli.
Chemical
Maltose [265]
28 nm and 8 nm MIC; amoxycillin, colistin, and gentamycin against A. pleuropneumoniae, and P. multocida. Penicillin G against A. pleuropneumoniae
Biological
Mukia
Maderaspatana [266]
N. A. ZoI; biofilm microplate; cefriaxone with B. subtilis, K. pneumoniae, S. aureus, S. Typhi, and Pseudomonas fluorescens
Chemical
ascorbic acid [267]
20 nm MIC; amoxicillin against E. coli
Biological
E. hermannii, C. sedlakii, and
P. putida [268]
4–12 nm ZoI; gentamicin against P. aeruginosa and vancomycin against S. aureus and MRSA
Chemical
solid silver [269]
N. A. MIC, FIC, biofilm, and hydroxyl radical assay; E. faecium, S. mutans, and E. Coli with ampicillin; E. faecium and P. aeruginosa with chloramphenicol; S. aureus, S. mutans, E. coli, and P. aeruginosa with kanamycin
Biological
K. pneumoniae [270]
50 nm ZoI; penicillin G, amoxicillin, erythromycin, clindamycin, and vancomycin against S. aureus and E. coli
Biological
Dioscorea bulbifera [271]
8–20 nm ZoI; chloramphenicol and vancomycin against P. aeruginosa, streptomycin with E. coli
Chemical
sodium citrate and garlic [272]
-
citrate-coated
ZoI; S. Typhi, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, M. luteus, S. aureus with amoxclav and S. Typhi with ampicillin
Chemical [273] 3.0 nm FI; E. faecium, ampicillin and chloramphenicol; S. mutans, ampicillin and kanamycin; E. coli, ampicillin and kanamycin; P. aeruginosa, chloramphenicol and kanamycin
Chemical
NaBH4/citrate [274]
5.0−12.0 nm
citrate-coated
A. baumannii with polymyxin B and rifampicin
Chemical
NaBH4/maltose [265]
8.0 nm
gelatin-coated
FIC; A. pleuropneumoniae, penicillin G; E. coli, colistin; S. aureus, gentamicin
Chemical
Gallic acid [275]
8.6 nm
Gallic-acid-coated
FIC; E. faecium, A. baumannii, K. pneumoniae, Morganella morganii, and P. aeruginosa, ampicillin and amikacin; S. aureus, E. coli, and Enterobacter cloacae, amikacin (FIC)
Chemical
NaBH4/citrate/hydrazine [276]
10 nm
PVP- and
citrate-coated
ZoI; S. aureus, cephalexin
Chemical
NaBH4/citrate [277]
16 nm
PVP-coated
ZoI; E. coli, streptomycin, ampicillin, and tetracycline; S. aureus, streptomycin, ampicillin, and tetracycline
Chemical
NaBH4/citrate [278]
19.3 nm
SDS-coated
ZoI; E. coli, streptomycin, ampicillin, and tetracycline; S. aureus, streptomycin, ampicillin, and tetracycline
Chemical
ascorbic acid [279]
20.0 nm MIC; E. coli, amoxicillin
Chemical
NaBH4 [280]
20.0 nm
PVP-coated
ZoI; all combinations of vancomycin and amikacin and S. aureus and E. coli
Chemical
Tween 80 [281]
20.0–40.0 nm
Tween 80-coated
FIC; S. epidermidis and gentamicin
Chemical
citrate [246]
23.0 nm
citrate-coated
MIC and inhibition (plate counting); S. Typhimurium, tetracycline, neomycin, and penicillin G
Chemical
ethylene glycol [251]
25.0 nm
PVP-coated
FIC; E. coli and S. aureus, gentamicin
Chemical
Maltose [282]
26.0 nm
gelatin
MIC; E. coli, ampicillin, ampicillin/sulbactam, aztreonam, cefazolin, cefoxitin, cefuroxime, cotrimoxazole, colistin, gentamicin, ofloxacin, oxolinic acid, and tetracycline; P. aeruginosa, amikacin, aztreonam, cefepime, cefoperazone, ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin, colistin, gentamicin, meropenem, ofloxacin, piperacillin, and piperacillin/tazobactam; S. aureus, ampicillin/sulbactam, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, cotrimoxazole, erythromycin, gentamicin, oxacillin, penicillin, teicoplanin, tetracycline, and vancomycin
Chemical
NaBH4/maltose [265]
28.0 nm
gelatin
Amoxycillin, penicillin G, gentamicin, and colistin
Chemical
Maltose [283]
28.0 nm
Maltose
FIC; E. coli and K. pneumoniae with cefotaxime, ceftazidime, meropenem, ciprofloxacin, and gentamicin; synergism in all resistant strains except to K. pneumonia carbapenemase
Chemical
Citrate [253]
29.8 nm
citrate-coated
Ampicillin, penicillin, enoxacin, kanamycin, neomycin, and tetracycline, and S. Typhimurium
Chemical
Citrate [284]
29.8 nm
citrate-coated
Inhibition (plate counting); S. Typhimurium, enoxacin, kanamycin, neomycin, and tetracycline
Chemical
NaBH4/citrate [271]
38.3 nm
citrate-coated
ZoI; E. coli, streptomycin, ampicillin, and tetracycline; S. aureus, streptomycin, ampicillin, and tetracycline
Chemical
Citrate [251]
70.0 nm
Citrate-coated
ZoI; vancomycin and S. aureus and E. coli
Biological
Streptomyces cali- diresistants IF17 strain [284]
5.0–20.0 nm
biomolecules from actinobacterial strains
FIC: E. coli, tetracycline; S. aureus, ampicillin, kanamycin, and tetracycline; B. subtilis, ampicillin, kanamycin, and tetracycline
Biological
Klebsiella pneumoniae extract
[271]
5.0–32.0 nm
proteins from biomass
ZoI; E. coli, amoxicillin, erythromycin, penicillin, and vancomycin; S. aureus, amoxicillin, erythromycin, penicillin, and vancomycin
Biological
Streptomyces calidiresistants IF11
[284]
5.0–50.0 nm
biomolecules from reducing strains
FIC; B. subtilis, kanamycin
Biological
Actinomycetes strains [277]
17.0 nm
proteins from biomass
MIC and ZoI; E. coli, K. pneumoniae, and P. aeruginosa, ampicillin
Biological
Klebsiella pneumoniae [285]
20.0 nm
-
ZoI; E. faecalis, chloramphenicol and gentamicin
Biological
silver-resistant estuarine
P. aeruginosa strain
[286]
35.0–60.0 nm
biomolecules from reducing strains
ZoI; all combinations of ampicillin and ciprofloxacin with resistant S. aureus strain VN3 and ciprofloxacin-resistant V. cholera strain VN1
Biological
Trichoderma viride
[287]
5.0–40.0 nm
proteins from biomass
ZoI; E. coli, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, erythromycin, and kanamycin; M. luteus, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, and kanamycin; S. Typhi, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, erythromycin, and kanamycin; S. aureus, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, erythromycin, and kanamycin
Biological
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus [288]
8.0–12.0 nm
biomolecules from reducing strains
ZoI or MIC; A. baumannii, amikacin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, gentamicin, tetracycline, trimethoprim, and vancomycin; Klebsiella (previously known as Enterobacter) aerogenes, amikacin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, ceftriaxone, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, gentamicin, kanamycin, penicillin, tetracycline, trimethoprim, and vancomycin; E. coli, amikacin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, gentamicin, kanamycin, penicillin, tetracycline, trimethoprim, and vancomycin; P. aeruginosa, amikacin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, gentamicin, kanamycin, penicillin, tetracycline, trimethoprim, and vancomycin; S. Typhimurium, amikacin, ampicillin, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, gentamicin, kanamycin, penicillin, tetracycline, trimethoprim, and vancomycin; Shigella sonnei, amikacin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, gentamicin, kanamycin, tetracycline, trimethoprim, and vancomycin; S. aureus, amikacin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, gentamicin, kanamycin, penicillin, tetracycline, trimethoprim, and vancomycin; S. mutans, amikacin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, kanamycin, penicillin, tetracycline, trimethoprim, and vancomycin
Biological
Cryphonectria sp.
[289]
30–70 nm ZoI; S. aureus, S. Typhi, and E. coli, streptomycin
Biological
Emericella nidulans
[290]
66.7 nm
biomolecules from biomass
FIC; E. coli, amikacin and streptomycin
Biological
Aspergillus flavus
[290]
81.1 nm
biomolecules from biomass
FIC; E. coli, amikacin and streptomycin; S. aureus, kanamycin, oxytetracycline, and streptomycin
Biological
Dioscorea bulbfera
[272]
2.0 nm
biomolecules from biomass
ZoI; all combinations of treptomycin, rifampicin, chloramphenicol, novobiocin, and ampicillin in E. coli, P. aeruginosa, and S. aureus
Biological
Dioscorea bulbifera
[291]
5.0–30.0 nm
proteins from biomass
ZoI; A. baumannii, amoxicillin, ampicillin, cefotaxime, erythromycin, gentamycin, kanamycin, nalidixic acid, nitrofurantoin, penicillin, piperacillin, rifampicin, and rimethoprim; B. subtilis, ampicillin, cefotaxime, chloramphenicol, nalidixic acid, nitrofurantoin, penicillin, piperacillin, streptomycin, trimethoprim, and vancomycin; E. cloacae, amikacin, amoxicillin, erythromycin, nalidixic acid, and penicillin; E. coli, amikacin, erythromycin, kanamycin, nalidixic acid, polymyxin, streptomycin, and trimethoprim; Haemophilus influenzae, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, nitrofurantoin, and trimethoprim; K. pneumoniae, amoxicillin, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, erythromycin, feropenem, nitrofurantoin, penicillin, rifampicin, trimethoprim, and vancomycin; Neisseria mucosa, amikacin, ampicillin, erythromycin, feropenem, gentamycin, nitrofurantoin, penicillin, polymyxin, tetracycline, trimethoprim, and vancomycin; Proteus mirabilis, erythromycin, nalidixic acid, and vancomycin; P. aeruginosa, amikacin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, doxycycline, erythromycin, feropenem, gentamycin, kanamycin, nalidixic acid, nitrofurantoin, penicillin, streptomycin, trimethoprim, and vancomycin; S. Typhi, amikacin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, chloramphenicol, erythromycin, gentamycin, kanamycin, nalidixic acid, nitrofurantoin, penicillin, piperacillin, polymyxin, streptomycin, trimethoprim, and vancomycin; Serratia odorifera, ceftazidme, erythromycin, nalidixic acid, nitrofurantoin, trimethoprim, and vancomycin; S. aureus, amikacin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, ceftazidme, erythromycin, kanamycin, nalidixic acid, polymyxin, streptomycin, and trimethoprim; Vibrio parahemolyticus, ampicillin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, kanamycin, nalidixic acid, nitrofurantoin, polymyxin, and trimethoprim
Biological
Argyreia nervosa [292]
5.0–40.0 nm
biomolecules from biomass
ZoI; S. aureus, amoxicillin/clavulamic acid, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, gentamicin, streptomycin, tetracycline, and vancomycin; E. coli, amoxicillin/clavulamic acid, erythromycin, streptomycin, tetracycline, and vancomycin
Biological
Gum kondagogu [293]
5.8 nm
biomolecules from biomass
FIC; S. aureus, gentamicin and streptomicin; S. aureus, streptomicin; E. coli, streptomicin; P. aeruginosa, streptomicin
Biological
Rosa damascenes [294]
7.4–18.3 nm ZoI; cefotaxime with E. coli and MRSA
Biological
Ulva fasciata [295]
15.0 nm ZoI; E. coli, cefotaxime, cefuroxime, fosfomycin, chloramphenicol, azithromycin, and gentamicin; Salmonella enterica, azithromycin, gentamicin, oxacillin, cefotaxime, neomycin, ampicillin/sulbactam, cefuroxime, fosfomycin, chloramphenicol, and oxytetracycline; S. aureus, azithromycin, oxacillin, cefotaxime, neomycin, ampicillin/sulbactam, cefuroxime, fosfomycin, chloramphenicol, and oxytetracycline
Biological
Eurotium cristatum
[296]
15.0–20.0 nm
biomolecules from biomass
ZoI; all combinations of vancomycin, oleandomycin, ceftazidime, rifampicin, penicillin G, neomycin, cephazolin, novobiocin, carbenicillin, lincomycin, tetracycline, and erythromycin, and Candida albicans, P. aeruginosa, and E. coli
Biological
Urtica dioica Linn.
[297]
20.0–30.0 nm
biomolecules from biomass
ZoI; B. cereus, streptomycin, amikacin, kanamycin, vancomycin, tetracycline, ampicillin, cefepime, amoxicillin, and cefotaxime; S. epidermidis, streptomycin, amikacin, kanamycin, tetracycline, ampicillin, cefepime, and amoxicillin; S. aureus, streptomycin, amikacin, kanamycin, vancomycin, tetracycline, cefepime, amoxicillin, and cefotaxime; B. subtilis, streptomycin, amikacin, kanamycin, vancomycin, tetracycline, ampicillin, cefepime, amoxicillin, and cefotaxime; E. coli, streptomycin, amikacin, vancomycin, tetracycline, ampicillin, cefepime, amoxicillin, and cefotaxime; S. Typhimurium, streptomycin, amikacin, kanamycin, vancomycin, tetracycline, ampicillin, cefepime, amoxicillin, and cefotaxime; K. pneumoniae, streptomycin, amikacin, kanamycin, vancomycin, tetracycline, ampicillin, cefepime, amoxicillin, and cefotaxime; Serratia marcescens, streptomycin, kanamycin, tetracycline, ampicillin, amoxicillin, and cefotaxime
Biological
Zea may [298]
45.3 nm
biomolecules from biomass
ZoI; B. cereus, E. coli, Listeria. monocytogenes, Salmonella Typhimurium, and S. aureus, kanamycin and rifampicin
Commercial
N. A. [299]
10.0–15.0 nm
N. A.
Optical density; ampicillin, kanamycin, gentamycin, and clindamycin with A. baumannii
Commercial
N. A.
[300]
15.2 nm
starch
FIC; Burkholderia pseudomallei with meropenem and gentamicin sulfate
Commercial
N. A. [301]
35.0 nm
PVP
FIC; E. coli, Salmonella Typhimurium, and S. aureus, kanamycin

Abbreviations: NA—not applicable; FIC—fractional inhibitory concentration; MIC—minimum inhibitory concentration; and ZoI—zone of inhibition.