Table 1 Antimicrobial potential of extract, ZnO@MgO NPs, positive control and negative control. The data shows means ± standard error (n = 3). According to Tukey’s test (HSD), significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) are indicated by different lowercase letters in the same species within a column.
Tested microorganisms | Inhibition zones (mm) | Negative control (DMSO) | HSD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Extract | ZnO@MgO NPs | Positive control (Gentamycin/Nystatin) | |||
E. faecalis | 28 ± 0.1a | 26 ± 0.2b | 24 ± 0.1c | 0.0 | 1.35 |
S. aureus | 24 ± 0.1a | 21 ± 0.3b | 25 ± 0.1a | 0.0 | 1.16 |
E.coli | 26 ± 0.2a | 22 ± 0.1b | 21 ± 0.2b | 0.0 | 1.42 |
S. typhi | 26 ± 0.1a | 20 ± 0.1b | 18 ± 0.2c | 0.0 | 0.95 |
C. albicans | 25 ± 0.1a | 24 ± 0.2b | 24 ± 0.3b | 0.0 | 0.33 |
M. circinelloid | 25 ± 0.2b | 15 ± 0.1c | 27 ± 0.1a | 0.0 | 0.32 |
