TABLE III. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) of silver nanoparticles (SNPs) for Candida spp and Cryptococcus spp concentrations.
Strains | MIC (µg/mL) | MFC (µg/mL) | MFC/MIC |
Cryptococcus neoformans ATCC 28957 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 1 |
Cryptococcus gattii ATCC 56990 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 1 |
Candida glabrata ATCC 2001 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1 |
Candida albicans ATCC 10231 | 1.68 | 3.4 | 2 |
C. albicans ATCC 24433 | 1.68 | 3.4 | 2 |
Candida tropicalis ATCC 13803 | 1.68 | 3.4 | 2 |
Candida krusei ATCC 6258 | 0.84 | 13 | 15 |
Candida parapsilosis ATCC 22019 | 0.84 | 13 | 15 |