Screening Antimicrobial Activity of Nickel Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Ocimum sanctum Leaf Extract

Table 2

MIC, MBC, and MFC (mean ± SD) of NiGs against bacterial and fungal pathogens.

Bacteria	Leaf extract (µg/mL)		Amoxicillin (µg/mL)		NiGs (µg/mL)
	MIC	MBC	MIC	MBC	MIC	MBC
E. coli	50 ± 0.3	50 ± 0.1	25 ± 0.3	50 ± 1.3	25 ± 0.3	25 ± 2.4
K. pneumoniae	50 ± 0.1	50 ± 0.0	50 ± 2.0	50 ± 0.1	25 ± 2.8	25 ± 0.7
S. typhi	50 ± 1.0	100 ± 0.8	50 ± 0.4	100 ± 0.0	25 ± 0.2	25 ± 1.6
B. subtilis	100 ± 0.5	100 ± 1.3	50 ± 1.7	100 ± 0.2	50 ± 0.2	50 ± 0.2
S. epidermidis	100 ± 0.2	100 ± 0.6	50 ± 0.2	100 ± 0.1	50 ± 0.5	50 ± 0.1
Fungi	Leaf extract (µg/mL)		Nystatin (µg/mL)		NiGs (µg/mL)
	MIC	MFC	MIC	MFC	MIC	MFC
C. albicans	50 ± 0.2	50 ± 0.4	50 ± 0.1	50 ± 2.1	25 ± 1.4	50 ± 0.0
C. tropicalis	50 ± 0.1	100 ± 0.1	50 ± 0.7	100 ± 0.8	25 ± 0.7	50 ± 0.1
A. clavatus	100 ± 2.5	100 ± 0.9	50 ± 0.0	100 ± 1.2	50 ± 2.5	50 ± 0.5
A. fumigatus	100 ± 0.0	100 ± 1.3	100 ± 0.3	100 ± 0.0	50 ± 1.0	50 ± 1.2
A. niger	100 ± 0.9	100 ± 0.2	100 ± 1.0	100 ± 0.3	50 ± 0.8	50 ± 0.6