Table 1 Zone of inhibition for each of the treatments in the well-diffusion assay.

From: Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Magnolia alba leaf extracts and evaluating their antimicrobial, anticancer, antioxidant, and photocatalytic properties

Bacterial speciesa

Positive control (mm)b

MAgNPc (0.07 mg/mL) (mm)

Magnolia leaf extract (mm)

Negative control, saline (mm)

E. coli

18

16

0

0

K. pneumoniae

14

14

0

0

P. aeruginosa

18

19

0

0

E. faecalis

12

16

0

0

MSSA

11

16

0

0

MRSA

12

16

0

0

C. albicans

15

14*

0

0

15

14**

0

0

  1. aBacterial strain information: Escherichia coli BL 21; Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC# BAA-1144; Enterococcus faecalis ATCC# 51,299; Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC# 27,853; Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) ATCC# 25,923; Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ATCC# 33,591, Candida albicans ATCC# 10,231.
  2. bZone of inhibition measured in mm. Positive controls: E. coli – kanamycin; K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, and E. faecalis – gentamicin: MSSA and MRSA – vancomycin; C. albicans - fluconazole.
  3. cMagnolia silver nanoparticles (MAgNPs).
  4. *MAgNP concentration 0.00043 mg/mL.
  5. **MAgNP concentration 0.00022 mg/mL.
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