Review Article

Antimicrobial Activity of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles on Opportunistic Microorganisms: A Systematic Review

Table 6

Recent studies of CeNP antimicrobial activity against Proteus.

MicroorganismStrain of ProteusConcentration
(mg/mL)
Microbiological techniqueResult

Proteus morganiiClinical urinary tract infection0.05Agar diffusion11.0 ± 0.51 mm [35]
-MicrodilutionMIC = MBC = 20 µg/mL

Proteus vulgarisNi1.0Agar diffusion0.0 mm [20]
5.03.67 ± 0.33 mm
10.08.33 ± 0.33 mm

Proteus vulgarisNi10Agar diffusion0.0 mm [21]
50~3 mm
1004.67 mm

Proteus mirabilisATCC 12459-Macrodilution30 ± 10 µg/mL (planktonic culture)
360 ± 160 µg/mL (biofilm)
[34]

/disc; Ni: not identified in the paper; MIC: minimum inhibitory concentration; MBC: minimum bactericidal concentration; in chronological order. Source: original source.