From: Antimicrobial potential of consolidation polymers loaded with biological copper nanoparticles
Bacterial strains | Inhibition zone (mm) | ||||
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Escherichia coli | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Micrococcus luteus | Streptomyces parvulus | Bacillus subtilis | |
Streptomycin (0.1 mg/mL) | 30 ± 1 | 28 ± 2 | 25 ± 2 | 31 ± 1 | 27 ± 2 |
CuSO4 (100 μg/mL) | 31 ± 2** | 8 ± 2** | 17 ± 1** | 21 ± 2* | 13 ± 1* |
CuSO4 (150 μg/mL) | 34 ± 1* | 9 ± 1** | 21 ± 2* | 25 ± 1** | 18 ± 2** |
Cu-particles (100 μg/mL) | 37 ± 1** | 11 ± 1** | 23 ± 1** | 24 ± 2* | 21 ± 2** |
Cu-particles (150 μg/mL) | 38 ± 2** | 16 ± 2* | 29 ± 1** | 33 ± 2** | 29 ± 1** |
Fungal strains | Radial diameter (mm) | ||||
Aspergillus niger | Aspergillus flavus | Penicillium chrysogenum | Fusarium solani | Alternaria solani | |
Nystatin (0.3 mg/mL) | 13 ± 1 | 11 ± 2 | 16 ± 2 | 12 ± 2 | 18 ± 1 |
Without copper | 28 ± 1 | 31 ± 1 | 27 ± 1 | 28 ± 1 | 33 ± 1 |
CuSO4 (150 μg/mL) | 19 ± 2* | 17 ± 1** | 16 ± 1* | 21 ± 1** | 20 ± 2* |
CuSO4 (200 μg/mL) | 17 ± 2** | 14 ± 1* | 13 ± 1** | 15 ± 1* | 17 ± 2** |
Cu-particles (150 μg/mL) | 13 ± 1** | 11 ± 1** | 13 ± 2* | 14 ± 1** | 15 ± 1** |
Cu-particles (200 μg/mL) | 11 ± 1* | 10 ± 1** | 10 ± 2** | 10 ± 1** | 12 ± 1* |