Table 7.
Mean growth inhibition of A. fumigatus (colony diameter, mm) on SDA medium with different concentrations of the produced AgNPs for 10 days, as a percent of the negative control
| Concentrations (ppm) | Days | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 50 | 42.33 ± 2.52 | 50.67 ± 3.51 | 38.33 ± 2.89 | 43.33 ± 3.06 | 38.33 ± 2.65 | 40.00 ± 3.46 | 41.67 ± 4.04 | 51.00 ± 1.73 | |
| 100 | 35.67 ± 1.15 | 24.00 ± 1.73 | 51.67 ± 2.89 | 44.67 ± 4.16 | 36.00 ± 1.00 | 37.00 ± 1.00 | 39.33 ± 3.79 | 46.67 ± 1.15 | |
| 150 | 27.67 ± 4.62 | 58.00 ± 3.61 | 79.00 ± 1.73 | 80.67 ± 1.53 | 79.67 ± 3.23 | 80.00 ± 2.65 | 75.66 ± 1.53 | 78.00 ± 1.73 | |
| 200 | 69.00 ± 5.20 | 72.00 ± 5.9 | 79.00 ± 1.73 | 84.67 ± 2.08 | 84.33 ± 3.06 | 80.00 ± 2.00 | 78.00 ± 1.00 | 79.33 ± 1.53 | |
| 400 | 69.00 ± 5.2 | 69.67 ± 4.73 | 80.33 ± 5.51 | 81.67 ± 3.06 | 81.77 ± 3.07 | 79.33 ± 2.07 | 80.33 ± 1.53 | 81.33 ± 0.58 | |
| 600 | 75.00 ± 0.00 | 74.00 ± 1.73 | 85.33 ± 0.58 | 86.67 ± 2.08 | 83.00 ± 1.00 | 84.67 ± 1.53 | 83.33 ± 1.53 | 81.00 ± 1.00 | |
| 800 | 93.33 ± 2.89 | 91.00 ± 2.65 | 91.33 ± 1.53 | 88.00 ± 1.00 | 87.00 ± 1.00 | 87.67 ± 2.08 | |||
| 1000 | 83.67 ± 3.73 | 86.67 ± 2.65 | 85.67 ± 2.89 | 86.67 ± 2.58 | 85.67 ± 1.53 | 84.00 ± 1.00 | 84.33 ± 2.58 | ||
| 1500 | 30.33 ± 3.12 | 57.67 ± 3.79 | 72.33 ± 4.04 | 75.67 ± 2.08 | 72.00 ± 2.65 | 70.00 ± 1.00 | 61.67 ± 1.53 | 62.33 ± 1.73 | |
Data are presented as mean ± SD of three replications