. 2021 Oct 21;11(11):3027. doi: 10.3390/ani11113027

Table 2.

Zone of inhibition produced by Sodium Selenite and selenium nanoparticles.

Item	Sod. Selenite (50 µg/mL)	Selenium Nanoparticles (µg/mL)					DI Water
Item	Sod. Selenite (50 µg/mL)	50	100	200	400	800	DI Water
Bacteria	Inhibition zones (mm)
Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 15313	14 ± 0.2 ^f	15 ± 0.3 ^e	19 ± 0.1 ^d	23 ± 0.2 ^c	26 ± 0.2 ^b	32 ± 0.1 ^a	-
Staphylococcus aureus MTTC 1809	11 ± 0.4 ^f	13 ± 0.2 ^e	18 ± 0.2 ^d	20 ± 0.1 ^c	23 ± 0.3 ^b	28 ± 0.35 ^a	-
Bacillus cereus ATCC 11778	13 ± 0.2 ^f	16 ± 0.15 ^e	20 ± 0.1 ^d	23 ± 0.2 ^c	27 ± 0.15 ^b	33 ± 0.14 ^a	-
Escherichia coli ATCC 25922	9 ± 0.5 ^f	11 ± 0.45 ^e	15 ± 0.3 ^d	17 ± 0.4 ^c	21 ± 0.2 ^b	25 ± 0.2 ^a	-
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853	10 ± 0.5 ^f	11 ± 0.45 ^e	16 ± 0.4 ^d	20 ± 0.1 ^c	22 ± 0.3 ^b	27 ± 0.19 ^a	-
Salmonella enterica MTCC 1253	8 ± 0.5 ^f	11 ± 0.45 ^f	14 ± 0.5 ^d	17 ± 0.4 ^c	20 ± 0.5 ^b	24 ± 0.3 ^a	-
Fungi
Candida albicans ATCC 4862	11 ± 0.4 ^e	12 ± 0.3 ^d	14 ± 0.2 ^c	15 ± 0.2 ^b	16 ± 0.15 ^ab	17 ± 0.1 ^a	-
Candida glabrata ATCC 64677	8 ± 0.5 ^e	9 ± 0.5 ^d	9 ± 0.5 ^d	10 ± 0.4 ^c	11 ± 0.4 ^b	13 ± 0.2 ^a	-
Candida parapsilosis ATCC 22019	10 ± 0.35 ^d	11 ± 0.4 ^c	12 ± 0.3 ^b	13 ± 0.3 ^b	14 ± 0.2 ^a	14 ± 0.3 ^a	-
Candida guilliermondii ATCC 6260	8 ± 0.5 ^d	8 ± 0.5 ^d	9 ± 0.5 ^c	9 ± 0.5 ^c	10 ± 0.3 ^b	11 ± 0.5 ^a	-

Mean ± SE, Means in the same row with a similar superscript letter following them are not significantly different (p < 0.05).