Table 1 Inhibition zone diameter (IZD) and activity index (AI) of biosynthesized AgNPs from A. bisporus against food born pathogenic bacterial strains.

From: Utilization of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles from Agaricus bisporus extract for food safety application: synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial efficacy, and toxicological assessment

Foodborne pathogenic strains

IZD (mm)

AI

Antibiotic (1000 µg/mL)

AgNPs (1000 µg/mL)

G+ve Bacteria

 B. cereus ATCC 11778

30.0 h ± 0.40

20.0 m ± 0.50

1.33

 E. faecalis ATCC 29212

49.0a ± 0.86

41.0d ± 0.41

1.08

 S. aureus ATCC 29737

45.0c ± 0.87

28.0i ± 0.30

1.00

G−ve Bacteria

 E. coli ATCC 8379

38.0e ± 0.36

25.0 k ± 0.14

0.69

 K. quasipneumoniae ATTC 700603

27.0j ± 0.85

20.0 m ± 0.77

0.70

 P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853

35.0f. ± 0.83

48.0b ± 0.02

0.69

 S. typhi DSM 17058

31.0 g ± 0.22

30.0 h ± 0.11

0.75

 S. sonnei DSM 5570

35.0f. ± 0.24

24.0 l ± 0.30

0.68

  1. Standard antibiotics were streptomycin and ampicillin against G+ve bacteria and G−ve bacteria, respectively.
  2. mm millimeter, AI activity index, SE ( ±) standard error.
  3. Values in the same column followed by the same letter do not significantly differ, according to Tukey’s at 5% level.
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