Table 1. Diameter of Zo ne of Inhibition (mm) Induced by POAgNPs against Pathogenic Bacterial Strains and Fungal Strains.
diameter
of zone of inhibition (mm) |
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activity against bacterial strains | activity against fungal strains | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E. coli | S. aureus | A. niger | A. flavus | A. luchuensis | P. albicans | ||||||||||||||||||||
s. no. | samples | 25 μg/mL | 50 μg/mL | 100 μg/mL | 200 μg/mL | 25 μg/mL | 50 μg/mL | 100 μg/mL | 200 μg/mL | 25 μg/mL | 50 μg/mL | 100 μg/mL | 200 μg/mL | 25 μg/mL | 50 μg/mL | 100 μg/mL | 200 μg/mL | 25 μg/mL | 50 μg/mL | 100 μg/mL | 200 μg/mL | 25 μg/mL | 50 μg/mL | 100 μg/mL | 200 μg/mL |
1. | POAgNPs | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5.1 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||
2. | amphotericin B (positive control) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6.8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 7.2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||
3. | streptomycin (positive control) | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4. | vancomycin (positive control) | 6.7 | 6.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5. | nuclease-free water (negative control) |