Table 2. MIC of nanocomposites against nonresistant and resistant bacterial strains.
| Species | Activity & MIC (μg mL−1) | Fe2O3–Ag2O | Fe2O3–Ag2O@GO | Fe2O3–Ag2O@N-GO | Fe2O3–Ag2O@S-GO | Ciprofloxacin | DMSO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-resistant strains | S. aureus | Activity | Active | −ve | −ve | −ve | Active | −ve |
| MIC | 12.5 | 1.25 | ||||||
| B. subtilis | Activity | −ve | −ve | −ve | −ve | Active | −ve | |
| MIC | 1.25 | |||||||
| K. pneumoniae | Activity | −ve | −ve | −ve | −ve | Active | −ve | |
| MIC | 1.25 | |||||||
| E. coli | Activity | −ve | −ve | −ve | −ve | Active | −ve | |
| MIC | 1.25 | |||||||
| P. aeruginosa | Activity | −ve | −ve | Active | Active | Active | −ve | |
| MIC | 50 | 200 | 1.25 | |||||
| Resistant strain | Acinetobacter | Activity | Active | |||||
| MIC | 1.25 | |||||||
| E. coli | Activity | Active | −ve | −ve | Active | Active | −ve | |
| MIC | 25 | 25 | 1.25 | |||||
| MRSA | Activity | −ve | −ve | −ve | Active | Active | −ve | |
| MIC | 25 | 1.25 |