Table 3 Antibacterial Activity of chitosan nanoparticles of different concentration.
Chitosan nanoparticles | A. hydrophila (ATCC-7966) | E. coli (ATCC-25922) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zone of inhibition (mm) in different concentration | |||||||
5 mg/ml | 1 mg/ml | 0.5 mg/ml | 5 mg/ml | 1 mg/ml | 0.5 mg/ml | ||
Shrimp chitosan (NP) | 11.670 ± 0.058a | 10.50 ± 0.100b | 10.00 ± 0.100c | 10.50 ± 0.100a | – | – | |
Commercial chitosan (NP) | 17.166 ± 0.058a | 16.666 ± 0.058b | 16.00 ± 0.100c | 14.166 ± 0.057a | 12.5 ± 0.100b | 12.333 ± 0.152b | |
Tetracycline(T) 30 mcg | 13 mm | 15 | |||||
Streptomycin(S) 10 mcg | 18 mm | ≥ 15 | |||||