Table 4 Inhibitory zone of prepared films against microbial strains.
Microbial culture | Zone of inhibition (mm) | |
|---|---|---|
Nano-reinforced packaging | Control film (w/o nanoparticles) | |
Staphylococcus aureus MTCC 737 | 0 ± 0.00 | 22 ± 0.02 |
Bacillus pumilus MTCC 1607 | 0 ± 0.00 | 18 ± 0.02 |
Pseudomonas oleovorans MTCC 617 | 0 ± 0.00 | 20 ± 0.02 |
Escherichia coli MTCC 1687 | 0 ± 0.00 | 25 ± 0.02 |
Botrytis cineria MTCC 2014 | 0 ± 0.00 | 24 ± 0.02 |
Penicillium expansum MTCC 4485 | 0 ± 0.00 | 35 ± 0.02 |
Fusarium oxysporum MTCC 1755 | 0 ± 0.00 | 30 ± 0.02 |
Candida albicans MTCC 3017 | 0 ± 0.00 | 21 ± 0.02 |
