Table 1 Antibacterial activity of different human pathogenic bacterial strains. Positive control – Vancomycin (Gram positive), gentamicin (Gram negative), DMSO (Negative control) – Absence of zone of inhibition. Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation of three replicates. Distinct superscript letters (a, ab, b, etc.) within the same column denote statistically significant differences among the treatment groups (p < 0.05) according to tukey’s multiple range test. Groups bearing the same letter do not differ significantly from one another.
Name of Bacterial stains | Zone of inhibition (mm) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ursolic acid | AgNO3 | UA-AgNPs | Positive control | |
B. cereus (+) | 12 ± 0.76b | 8 ± 0.64c | 18 ± 1.43a | 20 ± 0.3a |
E. faecalis (+) | 6 ± 0.54d | 8 ± 0.23c | 12 ± 0.34b | 18 ± 1.45a |
S. aureus (+) | 8 ± 0.35c | 0 ± 0d | 10 ± 1.34b | 20 ± 1.00a |
E. coli (-) | 12 ± 0.42c | 6 ± 0.2d | 12 ± 0.36b | 24 ± 0.42a |
K. pneumonia (-) | 8 ± 1.43c | 4 ± 0.45d | 11 ± 1.40b | 18 ± 0.44a |
P. aeruginosa (-) | 8 ± 0.75c | 2 ± 0.23d | 16 ± 1.00b | 24 ± 0.87a |