Table 1.
MIC of nanoparticles against range of pathogenic bacteria.
| Sr. No. | Organism | ATCC No. | MIC mg/ml |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AgNPs | ZnNPs | |||
| Gram-Negative Bacteria | ||||
| 1. | E. coli | 25922 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2. | E. aerogenes | 13048 | 0.6 | >10 |
| 3. | K. pneumoniae ( ESBL) | 700603 | 2.5 | >10 |
| 4. | K. pneumoniae | 10031 | 5 | 10 |
| 5. | S. typhimurium | 14028 | 2.5 | 5 |
| 6. | S. abony | 6017 | 2.5 | >10 |
| 7. | S. boydii | 8700 | 2.5 | >10 |
| 8. | P. mirabilis | 21100 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 9. | P. aeruginosa | 27853 | 2.5 | >10 |
| Gram-Positive Bacteria | ||||
| 10. | S. aureus | 25923 | 5 | 2.5 |
| 11. | S. aureus | 6538 | 5 | 5 |
| 12. | S. aureus (MRSA) | 43300 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 13. | S. epidermidis | 12228 | 5 | 5 |
| 14. | E. faecalis (VRE) | 51299 | 10 | >10 |
| 15. | B. subtilis | 6633 | >10 | >10 |
| 16. | B. cereus | 11778 | 5 | 10 |