Table 3.

Plasmid curing occurs from 3 h with PtNP and not with Triton X 100 treatment.

Time (h)	Untreated			PtNPs treated			Triton X-100 treated
	No. of cured colonies	Total no. of colonies	Relative % of cured colonies	No. of cured colonies	Total no. of colonies	Relative % of cured colonies	No. of cured colonies	Total no. of colonies	Relative % of cured colonies
2	3 ± 2	322 ± 25	0.90 ± 0.55	6 ± 1	824 ± 51	0.72 ± 0.08	8 ± 6	641 ± 100	1.17 ± 0.76
3	4 ± 1	285 ± 10	1.4 ± 0.3	79 ± 19	454 ± 57	17.19 ± 1.98	3 ± 2	433 ± 35	0.67 ± 0.41
5	6 ± 1	987 ± 26	0.61 ± 0.09	123 ± 21	824 ± 46	14.86 ± 1.72	20 ± 5	864 ± 74	2.29 ± 0.38
24	7 ± 1	479 ± 33	1.46 ± 0.11	65 ± 9	617 ± 65	10.51 ± 0.35	3 ± 1	402 ± 65	0.73 ± 0.13