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Published in final edited form as: Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2016 Apr 30;67:822–833. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.04.062

Table 483.

Zone of inhibition of ZnO NPS against MSSA, MRSA and MRSE at different concentration of ZnO NPs

(a)
(b)
(c)
ZOI (mm) MSSA (n = 54) MRSA (n = 50) MRSE (n=10) ZOI (mm) MSSA (n = 54) MRSA (n = 50) MRSE(n=10) ZOI (mm) MSSA (n = 54) MRSA (n = 50) MRSE (n = 10)
24 30 (55.5)* 20 (40)* 4 (40)* 20 24 (44.4)* 18 (36)* 2 (20)* 10 2 (3.7)* 2 (4)* 0
22 10 (18.5)* 16 (32)* 3 (30)* 16 12 (22.2)* 15 (30)* 2 (20)* 8 7 (12.9)* 8 (16)* 2 (20)*
18 8 (14.8)* 12 (22.2)* 1 (10)* 13 10 (18.5)* 12 (24)* 4 (40)* 6 25 (46.3)* 18 (36)* 4 (40)*
14 6 (11.1)* 2 (3.7)* 2 (20)* 10 8 (14.8)* 5 (10)* 2 (20)* 4 20 (37)* 22 (44)* 4 (40)*
*

The value given in parenthesis is the % of strains of MSSA, MRSA and MRSE showing Zone of inhibition (ZOI, in mm) at 100 (a), 200 (b) and 500 (c) ppm of ZnO NPs