Table 1.

Plant extract-mediated green synthesis of AuNPs and AgNPs with antimicrobial activity.

Plant Extract	Synthesized NPs	Target Pathogen	Ref
Citrus limetta peel	AgNPs	Micrococcus luteus, Streptococcus mutans, Staphylococcus epidermidis, S. aureus, E. coli, Candida spp.	[106]
Luffa acutangula leaf	AgNPs	E. coli, Saccharomyces cerevisiae	[107]
Parkia speciosa leaf	AgNPs	E. coli, S. aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis.	[108]
A. indica leaf	AgNPs	S. aureus, E. coli.	[109]
Gomphrena globosa leaf	AgNPs	S. aureus, B. subtilis, M. luteus, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae.	[110]
Pedalium murex leaf	AgNPs	E. coli, K. pneumonia, Micrococcus flavus, P. aeruginosa, B. subtilis, Bacillus pumilus, S. aureus.	[111]
Musa acuminate peel	AgNPs	B. subtilis, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, E. coli.	[112]
Caulerpa racemosa	AuNPs	Aeromonas veronii, Streptococcus agalactiae	[113]
Eclipta alba	AuNPs	E. coli, P. aeruginosa, B. subtilis, S. aureus.	[114]
Nepenthes khasiana leaf	AuNPs	E. coli, Bacillus spp., Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans.	[115]
Abelmoschus esculentus pulp	AuNPs	B. subtilis, Bacillus cereus, E. coli, M. luteus, P. aeruginosa.	[116]

A. indica: Azadirachta indica; M. luteus: Micrococcus luteus; S. aureus: Staphylococcus aureus; E. coli: Escherichia coli; P. aeruginosa: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; B. subtilis: Bacillus subtilis; K. pneumonia: Klebsiella pneumonia.