Table 4.
Antibacterial activity of PB-capped Pd-NPs by well diffusion assay.
| Bacterial isolates | Zone of inhibition (mm) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative control (PB extract) | Positive control (Gentamicin 10 µg/disc) | PB-capped Pd-NPs (100 µL/well from stock of 1 mg/mL) | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 0 ± 0 | 13.3 ± 0.47 | 18.3 ± 1.24 |
| Escherichia fergusonii | 0 ± 0 | 15.3 ± 0.47 | 20.0 ± 0.81 |
| Acinetobacter pittii | 0 ± 0 | 19.0 ± 0.81 | 23.0 ± 0.8 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 0 ± 0 | 15.6 ± 0.94 | 21.3 ± 0.47 |
| Aeromonas enteropelogenes | 0 ± 0 | 20.6 ± 0.9 | 19.3 ± 0.5 |
| Proteus mirabilis | 0 ± 0 | 18.3 ± 0.47 | 23.0 ± 1.6 |