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. 2023 Nov 9;13:19469. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-46355-x

Table 3.

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of PPE-AgNPs against foodborne pathogens.

Pathogenic bacteria MIC (µg/mL) of PPE-AgNPs
1000 (control) 500 250 125 75 50 25 12.5
B. subtilis ATCC 6633  + 
E. faecalis ATCC 29212  +   +   +   +   + 
E. coli ATCC 8379  +   +   +   +   + 
K. pneumoniae ATCC 00607  +   +   +   + 
S. typhi DSM 17058  +   + 
S. sonnei DSM 5570  +   +   + 
Spectrum of activity (%) 6/6 6/6 6/6 4/6 3/6 2/6 1/6 0/6
100 100 100 66.7 50.0 33.3 16.6 0
Pathogenic fungi MIC (µg/mL) of PPE-AgNPs
1000
(control)
500 250 125 75 50 25 12.5
A. flavus ATCC 9643  +   +   + 
R. oryzae ATCC 96,382  +   +   +   +   + 
Spectrum of activity (%) 2/2 2/2 2/2 1/2 1/2 0/2 0/2 0/2
100 100 100 50 50 0.00 0.00 0.00

−,  no growth; +, growth.