Table 1 The growth inhibition zones of fungi in agar disk diffusion assay in various concentrations of CoNPs, Z. clinopodioides, and Co(NO3)2.
Dilution (mg/mL) | Inhibition zone in disk diffusion (mm) | |||
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C. albicans | C. glabrata | C. guilliermondii | C. krusei | |
Fluconazole (60) | 39 ± 0.7a | 42.4 ± 1.34a | 45 ± 1a | 44.2 ± 1.3a |
Itraconazole (60) | 35.6 ± 0.89ab | 40.4 ± 0.89a | 43.4 ± 0.89a | 41.4 ± 0.54a |
Miconazole (60) | 41.6 ± 0.89a | 45.2 ± 1.3a | 46.2 ± 1.3a | 40.4 ± 1.34a |
Amphotericin B (60) | 36.4 ± 0.89ab | 41.4 ± 1.34a | 40.2 ± 0.83a | 38.6 ± 0.89a |
Nystatin (60) | 31.2 ± 1.3ab | 37.2 ± 1.3ab | 40.8 ± 0.44a | 35.4 ± 0.89ab |
CoNPs (64) | 41.4 ± 1.34a | 43.2 ± 0.83a | 44.6 ± 0.89a | 44.2 ± 1.3a |
CoNPs (32) | 35.4 ± 1.34ab | 40.2 ± 1.3a | 39.2 ± 0.83a | 40.6 ± 1.14a |
CoNPs (16) | 31.6 ± 0.89ab | 33.8 ± 1.09ab | 35.4 ± 0.54ab | 35.2 ± 0.83ab |
CoNPs (8) | 24.2 ± 1.3b | 28.6 ± 0.89b | 31.4 ± 1.34ab | 32.2 ± 1.3ab |
CoNPs (4) | 21.2 ± 0.44bc | 23.4 ± 0.89b | 25.2 ± 1.3b | 28.8 ± 0.44b |
CoNPs (2) | 16.6 ± 0.89bc | 19.2 ± 1.3bc | 21.2 ± 0.44bc | 22.6 ± 0.89bc |
CoNPs (1) | 13.2 ± 0.83c | 17.6 ± 1.14bc | 18.2 ± 0.83bc | 16.2 ± 0.44bc |
Z. clinopodioides (64) | 32 ± 1.22ab | 35.2 ± 1.3ab | 34 ± 1.22ab | 35.2 ± 1.3ab |
Z. clinopodioides (32) | 30.4 ± 0.89ab | 31.4 ± 1.34ab | 29.4 ± 1.34b | 31.4 ± 1.34ab |
Z. clinopodioides (16) | 24.4 ± 1.34b | 25.2 ± 0.44b | 24 ± 0.7b | 25 ± 0.7b |
Z. clinopodioides (8) | 21 ± 1bc | 21.2 ± 1.3bc | 21.6 ± 0.89bc | 22.4 ± 1.34bc |
Z. clinopodioides (4) | 15.2 ± 1.3bc | 20.2 ± 0.83bc | 19.4 ± 0.89bc | 17.4 ± 1.34bc |
Z. clinopodioides (2) | 12.2 ± 0.83c | 16.2 ± 0.83bc | 16.8 ± 0.44bc | 17.6 ± 0.89bc |
Z. clinopodioides (1) | 11.4 ± 1.34c | 11.6 ± 0.89c | 13.2 ± 1.3c | 14 ± 1.22c |
Co(NO3)2 (64) | 25.6 ± 0.89b | 28.6 ± 0.89b | 29.2 ± 0.83b | 29.6 ± 0.89b |
Co(NO3)2 (32) | 24.8 ± 0.44b | 22 ± 1.22bc | 24.4 ± 0.54b | 24.8 ± 1.09b |
Co(NO3)2 (16) | 21.2 ± 1.3bc | 18.4 ± 0.89bc | 21.2 ± 1.3bc | 19.6 ± 0.89bc |
Co(NO3)2 (8) | 15.4 ± 0.54bc | 16 ± 0.7bc | 16.6 ± 1.14bc | 16.6 ± 1.14bc |
Co(NO3)2 (4) | 10.4 ± 1.34c | 13.8 ± 0.44c | 12 ± 1c | 14.2 ± 1.3c |
Co(NO3)2 (2) | 9 ± 0c | 12.4 ± 0.89c | 11.6 ± 1.14c | 11 ± 0c |
Co(NO3)2 (1) | 0 ± 0d | 0 ± 0d | 0 ± 0d | 8 ± 0c |
Distilled water | 0 ± 0d | 0 ± 0d | 0 ± 0d | 0 ± 0d |