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. 2013 Jun 9;4(3):227–234. doi: 10.1007/s13205-013-0138-0

Table 1.

Antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles produced by Schizophyllum radiatum

Microorganism	Zone of inhibition (mm)
Microorganism	Streptomycin^a	AgNO₃ sol^b	Silver nanoparticle sol^c
Bacillus subtilus	20	9	19
B. stearothermophilus	24	13	17
Salmonella paratyphi	24	8	19
S. typhi	23	9	14
Staphylococcus aureus	22	8	15
Pseudomonas aeroginosa	23	9	13
Enterobacter aerogenes	23	16	16
E. coli	24	6	14
Klebsiella pneumoniae	14	3	7

^aZone of growth inhibition diameter of streptomycin (positive control)

^bZone of growth inhibition diameter with silver nitrate sol

^cZone of growth inhibition diameter with silver nanoparticles