Table 3 The inhibitory effect of the antibiotic-treated disk against pathogens.

From: Designing of a new transdermal antibiotic delivery polymeric membrane modified by functionalized SBA-15 mesoporous filler

Pathogens

Diameter of inhibition zone (mm)

M3 + drug

M6 + drug

M6

M3

M1

M1 + drug

Control

S. sobrinus

17.0 ± 1.0b

21.3 ± 0.6a

0.0 ± 0.0d

0.0 ± 0.0d

0.0 ± 0.0d

0.0 ± 0.0d

13.7 ± 0.6c

P.aeruginosa

30.7 ± 0.6b

33.0 ± 1.0a

0.0 ± 0.0e

0.0 ± 0.0e

0.0 ± 0.0e

21.3 ± 1.5d

27.7 ± 0.6c

S. aureus

19.0 ± 1.0a

19.7 ± 1.5a

0.0 ± 0.0d

0.0 ± 0.0d

0.0 ± 0.0d

11.0 ± 1.0c

15.7 ± 0.6b

E. coli

17.7 ± 1.5b

19.3 ± 1.1a

0.0 ± 0.0d

0.0 ± 0.0d

0.0 ± 0.0d

0.0 ± 0.0d

15.3 ± 0.6c

  1. Values are mean ± standard error of triplicates.
  2. a–eMeans in the same row with different lowercase letters differed significantly (p < 0.05).
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