Table 4.
MIC, MBC, and MFC values of the silver nanoparticles against the clinical pathogenic strains as compared to other published silver nanoparticles. Values expressed in µg/mL are the average from triplicate experiments.
| Bacterial Strains | AgNPs | AgNPs Sc [46] | AgNPs [47] | Scabiosa Atrupurea Extract [48] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | |
| Escherchia coli | 15.62 | 31.25 | 125–250 | 250–500 | 31 | 62 | 1500 | --- |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 15.62 | 15.62 | --- | --- | 62 | 125 | --- | --- |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 7.81 | 15.62 | 125–250 | 250–500 | 31 | 62 | 3500 | 3500 |
| Micrococcus luteus | 15.62 | 31.25 | --- | --- | --- | --- | -- | --- |
| Fungal Strains | MIC | MFC | MIC | MFC | MIC | MFC | MIC | MFC |
| Candida albicans | 7.81 | 31.25 | 125–250 | 250–500 | 62 | 125 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Candida tropicalis | 7.81 | 31.25 | 125–250 | 250–500 | 250 | 500 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Candida glabrata | 15.62 | 31.25 | --- | --- | 250 | 500 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Trichophyton ruburm | 3.9 | 62.5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Trichophyton interdigitale | 3.9 | 62.5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsporum canis | 15.62 | 62.5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |