Zone of inhibition (diameter in mm) caused by pristine and Sm-incorporated α-MoO₃ nanoplates.

Organisms	Conc. (ppm)	Zone of inhibition (mm)
		0.0% Sm	0.5% Sm	1.5% Sm	2.5% Sm
Staphylococcus aureus	20 000	12.56	13.47	11.25	14.74
	40 000	15.09	13.80	15.03	15.90
	60 000	15.61	17.12	16.15	16.21
	80 000	16.68	16.70	16.25	18.27
Escherichia coli	20 000	N/A	N/A	10.01	9.31
	40 000	10.51	N/A	10.96	10.21
	60 000	8.50	10.81	11.50	10.25
	80 000	11.45	10.87	11.52	10.29
Salmonella enteritidis	20 000	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.31
	40 000	8.34	9.01	9.71	8.76
	60 000	8.44	9.20	9.86	9.03
	80 000	9.03	9.33	9.91	10.35