Table 2 Antimicrobial activity of nanocoating formulas against microbial strains.

From: Green nanocoating-based polysaccharides decorated with ZnONPs doped Egyptian kaolinite for antimicrobial coating paper

Samples

Microbes

E. coli

P. aeruginosa

B. subtilis

S. aureus

C. albicans

Blank

0*

0

0

0

0

NCS@10 ka/ZnONPs

41 ± 1.21

32 ± 1.31

53 ± 1.28

29 ± 1.43

22 ± 1.17

NCS@20 ka/ZnONPs

69 ± 1.76

67 ± 1.21

71 ± 1.32

51 ± 1.28

41 ± 1.23

NCS@40 ka/ZnONPs

96 ± 1.55

97 ± 1.34

93 ± 1.67

93 ± 2.23

72 ± 1.58

Streptomycin

71 ± 1.34

79 ± 2.25

51 ± 2.11

56 ± 2.21

NA**

Griseofulvin

NA

NA

NA

NA

68 ± 1.97

  1. *Antimicrobial activity %
  2. **This antibiotic is not applicable for this strain.