Table 1.
Anti-candidal activity of AgNPs and plant extract against C. albicans.
| Concentration (µg/mL) |
Antifungal Agents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Amphotericine B | AgNPs | Plant Extract | |
| IZD (mm) | |||
| 0 | 0 a ± 0.2 | 0 a ± 1.0 | 0 a ± 0.2 |
| 6.25 | 19 c ± 0.2 | 6 b ± 1.2 | 3.6 a ± 0.8 |
| 12.5 | No growth | 8.22 b ± 0.5 | 4.1 a ± 1.0 |
| 25 | 11.33 b ± 0.9 | 4.9 a ± 1.5 | |
| 50 | No growth | 5.2 a ± 1.5 | |
| 100 | 6.1 a ± 0.9 | ||
| 200 | No growth | ||
| 400 | |||
IZD: Inhibition zone diameter (mm). Data are expressed as the mean zone of inhibition in mm followed by SD. The values with different superscript letters (a, b and c) in the same row are significantly different according to ANOVA and Duncan’s multiple range tests.