Table 4. Summary of Previous Studies on the Photocatalytic Inactivation of Different Microbes Using MoS₂-Based Materials.

no.	photocatalyst used	microbes	method	findings	ref
1	MoS2	E. coli	standard plate counting method (irradiated under 18 W white LED light for 180 min)	disinfection rate of the MoS2 synthesized via: ultrasound = 33%	(134)
				hydrothermal = 62%
				intercalation = 99%
2	MoS2/Ag2CO3	E. coli	colony forming unit method (irradiated under 500 W Xe lamp for 80 min)	complete inactivation of E.coli	(84)
3	Ti/MoS2/MoOx	E. coli	plate counting method (irradiated under 100 W LED lamp for 120 min)	E. coli was completely inactivated	(135)
		E. faecium
4	chitosan/Ag/MoS2	E. coli	spread plate method (irradiated under 18 W white LED light for 20 min)	E. coli = 99.77%	(136)
		S.aureus		S. aureus = 98.66%
5	carbon nanotubes/MoS2/Ag	E. coli	dilution plate method (irradiated under 100 W lamp for 80 min)	composite exhibited better photocatalytic antimicrobial activity against S. aureus than E. coli	(137)
		S. aureus
6	chitosan@MoS2	E. coli	(irradiated under visible light for 10 min)	E. coli = 91.58%	(138)
		S. aureus		S. aureus = 92.52%
7	P-doped MoS2/g-C3N4	E. coli	colony count method (irradiated under 500 W Xe lamp for 180 min)	99.99%	(139)
8	MoS2/Bi2WO6	P. aeruginosa	plate count method (irradiated under 500 W Xe lamp for 60 min)	nearly all P. aeruginosa was inactivated, 99.99%	(140)