Table 1.
Antibacterial activity of AgNPs against some Gram (+ve) and Gram (-ve) pathogenic bacteria
| Conc. of Ag nanoparticle (µl/disc) | Inhibition zones (mm) | ||||
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| Gram (+ve) pathogenic bacteria | Gram (-ve) pathogenic bacteria | ||||
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| S. aureus | S. pyogenes | S. typhi | S. sonnei | P. aeruginosa | |
| 10 | 12.2±0.11 | 11.4±0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.3±0.20 |
| 20 | 14.3±0.15 | 13.2±0.25 | 7.2±0.26 | 8.3±0.15 | 13.5±0.10 |
| 40 | 16.4±0.21 | 15.3±0.15 | 10.4±0.10 | 12.4±0.25 | 16.3±0.20 |
| (+ve) Control (10 µg/disc) | 30.3±0.1o | 31.2±0.15 | 27.5±0.20 | 21.3±0.20 | 25.6±0.20 |
Data are means of three replicates (n=3) ± standard error.