Tested microbes | Ag/ZnO | ZnO Nps | Ag Nps |
---|---|---|---|
present work | previous studies | ||
Gram positive bacteria | |||
 Staphylococcus aureus | 10.5±2.12mm | 4 ± 0.82 mm (16) | 8 ± 0 mm (17) |
 Bacillus subtilis | 14.5 ± 0.70 mm | 25 ± 0 mm (18) | 25 ± 0 mm (18) |
Gram negative bacteria | |||
 Escherichia coli | 14±1.41mm | 0 (16) | 15 ± 0 mm (19) |
 Salmonella typhimurium | Non sensitive | 0 |  |
 Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 16± 1.41m | 0 (20) | 0 mm (20) |
Pathogenic fungus | |||
 Candida albicans | 7.5 ± 0.70 mm | 0 (20) | 0 mm (20) |
Control | Non sensitive | 0 (20) | 0Â mm (20) |