Research Article

Evaluation of Biological Activities of Chemically Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles

Table 1

Antibacterial activity of AgNPs against some Gram (+ve) and Gram (−ve) pathogenic bacteria.

Conc. of AgNPs (µg/disc)Inhibition zones (mm)
Gram (+ve) pathogenic bacteriaGram (−ve) pathogenic bacteria
S. aureusS. pyogenesS. typhi P. aeruginosa

Ag (5 µg/disc) 14.8 ± 0.413.6 ± 0.112.5 ± 0.319.1 ± 0.2
(+ve) control 14.2 ± 0.232.0 ± 0.315.3 ± 0.2 26.8 ± 0.5

Data are means of three replicates ( ± standard error)