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

Table 3

Comparison of the antimicrobial activity of NiGs with silver nanoparticles.

Organism	Antimicrobial effect (MIC)		Size (silver nanoparticles)	Ref. (silver nanoparticles)
	NiGs (size: 12–36 nm) (present study)	Silver nanoparticles
E. coli	25 µg/mL	75 µg/mL	21 nm	[2]
K. pneumoniae	25 µg/mL	11 µg/mL	11–75 nm	[34]
S. typhi	25 µg/mL	75 µg/mL	21 nm	[2]
B. subtilis	50 µg/mL	70 µg/mL	20 nm	[35]
S. epidermidis	50 µg/mL	31.25 µg/mL	10–50 nm	[36]
C. albicans	25 µg/mL	0.5 mg/mL	10–30 nm	[37]
C. tropicalis	25 µg/mL	0.84 mg/L	25 nm	[38]
Aspergillus sp.	50 µg/mL	40 µg/mL	18 nm	[39]
A. fumigatus	50 µg/mL	8 µg/mL	20 nm	[40]
A. niger	50 µg/mL	75 µg/mL	20 nm	[41]