Table 7.
Antibacterial activity of chitosan and nano-chitosan pathogenic bacteria.
Antibacterial agents | Bacterial strains |
|
---|---|---|
E. coli O157:H7 (ATCC 6933) | L. monocytogenes (ATCC 19116) | |
Chitosan/plate (μl/ml) | Inhibition zone (mm) | |
25 | 14.0 | 22.0 |
50 | 15.0 | 23.8 |
75 | 23.0 | 28.5 |
100 MIC (μg/ml) |
25.0 256 |
28.6 64 |
Nano-chitosan/plate (μl/ml) | Inhibition zone (mm) | |
25 | 19.0 | 25.0 |
50 | 21.6 | 28.5 |
75 | 24.8 | 30.0 |
100 MIC (μg/ml) |
28.5 51.2 |
30.0 12.8 |