Table 1 Inhibitory zone diameter and MIC of the biosynthesized AgNPs (p < 0.05).
Microorganisms | Inhibition zone diameter in mm | MIC (µg/mL) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive control | Fungal filtrate | AgNO₃ (10 µg/mL) | AgNPs (µg/mL) | |||||||
5 | 10 | 25 | 50 | |||||||
Gram-negative bacteria | E. coli | 11.7 ± 0.3 | Ampicillin (10 µg)/mL) | – | – | 12.3 ± 0.3 | 14.7 ± 0.3 | 21.0 ± 1.0 | 26.3 ± 0.6 | 3.7 ± 0.3 |
P. aeruginosa | 7.3 ± 0.3 | – | – | – | 7.7 ± 0.3 | 12.7 ± 0.3 | 16.3 ± 0.3 | 5.7 ± 0.3 | ||
Gram-positive bacteria | B. cereus | 8.7 ± 0.3 | – | – | 12.3 ± 0.3 | 15.0 ± 1.0 | 17.3 ± 0.3 | 23.0 ± 1.0 | 4.3 ± 0.3 | |
S. aureus | 12.3 ± 0.3 | – | – | 9.0 ± 1.0 | 12.7 ± 0.3 | 17.3 ± 0.3 | 22.0 ± 1.0 | 4.7 ± 0.3 | ||
Yeast species | C. albicans | - | Fluconazole (25 µg/mL) | – | – | – | 8.0 ± 1.0 | 12.3 ± 0.3 | 16.0 ± 1.0 | 7.3 ± 0.3 |
C. tropicalis | 8.7 ± 1.0 | – | – | – | 8.0 ± 0 | 14.3 ± 0.3 | 22.3 ± 0.3 | 6.3 ± 0.3 | ||
G. candidum | - | – | – | – | – | 11.7 ± 0.3 | 14.7 ± 0.3 | 13.3 ± 0.3 | ||
