Antibacterial Activity of BSA-Capped Gold Nanoclusters against Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) and Vancomycin-Intermediate <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (VISA)

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">OD<sub>600</sub> max.</td><td class="align_center">MRSA (ATCC® 33592™)</td><td class="align_center">MRSA (ATCC® 49476™)</td><td class="align_center">VISA mu3 (ATCC® 700698™)</td><td class="align_center">VISA mu50 (ATCC® 700699™)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">BSA/bacterial solution</td><td class="align_center">0.30</td><td class="align_center">0.36</td><td class="align_center">0.38</td><td class="align_center">0.25</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">BSA-AuNCs/bacterial solution</td><td class="align_center">0.21</td><td class="align_center">0.080</td><td class="align_center">0.088</td><td class="align_center">0.078</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Normal bacteria (control (+) group)</td><td class="align_center">0.72</td><td class="align_center">0.75</td><td class="align_center">0.58</td><td class="align_center">0.52</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>The absorbance value maximum (OD<sub>600</sub> max.) of BSA/bacterial solution, BSA-AuNCs/bacterial solution, and the normal bacteria (control (+) group) against MRSA and VISA.</div>

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Table 1: Antibacterial Activity of BSA-Capped Gold Nanoclusters against Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) and Vancomycin-Intermediate <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (VISA) 

Table 1 | Antibacterial Activity of BSA-Capped Gold Nanoclusters against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) 