Green Synthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Using Aerva javanica Leaf Extract and Their Characterization and Investigation of In Vitro Antimicrobial Potential and Cytotoxic Activities

Table 2

Different zone of inhibition of CuO-NPs against selected bacterial strains.

—	Inhibition zone (mm) against fungal strains
—	E. coli	P. aeruginosa	S. aureus	Acinetobacter
CuO-NPs	6 ± 1	10 ± 1	12 ± 1	12 ± 1
A. Javanica leaf extract	4 ± 1	3 ± 1	3 ± 1	2 ± 0.25
Norfloxacin	14 ± 1	5 ± 0	5 ± 0	5 ± 1
DMSO	0	0	0	0

Norfloxacin as a positive control; DMSO = dimethyl sulfoxide as negative control; ± standard error mean.