Table 3 Semi-quantitative inhibition % of the biofilm formation for non-treated and treated bacterial pathogens with gamma irradiated-CdS nanocomposite

Staphylococcus lentus

0.781^f ± 0.058

0.170^de ± 0.017

78.2

Aerococcus viridians

0.100^a ± 0.015

0.070^a ± 0.017

30.0

Staphylococcus sciuri

0.680^e ± 0.058

0.097^b ± 0.015

85.7

Staphylococcus vilulinus

0.197^b ± 0.017

0.175^e ± 0.058

11.2

Staphylococcus aureus

0.320^c ± 0.015

0.210^f ± 0.015

34.37

Enterococcus columbae

0.550^d ± 0.017

0.160^c ± 0.058

70.9