Comparative Study on the Synergistic Action of Garlic Synthesized and Citrate Capped Silver Nanoparticles with β-Penem Antibiotics

Table 2

Synergistic activity of amoxyclav (β-lactam penem antibiotics) against different pathogens.

Microorganisms	Amoxyclav; zone (mm); 30 µg/disc	Ag-NPs + amoxyclav
		Ag-NPs (AS); 20 µg/disc	Fold increase (%)	Ag-NPs (CS); 20 µg/disc	Fold increase (%)
Escherichia coli	18	20	11.1	22	22.2
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	10	13	30	12	16.6
Staphylococcus aureus	10	11	10	11	10
Lactococcus lactis	12	13	8.3	10	−16.6
Micrococcus luteus	13	14	7.6	15	15.3
Bacillus subtilis	11	34	9	12	9
Proteus vulgaris	35	0	−2.8	35	0
Klebsiella pneumonia	13	13	−100	12	7.6
Salmonella typhi	13	23	0	13	0
Proteus mirabilis	20	23	15	21	5