Research Article
Comparative Study on the Synergistic Action of Differentially Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles with β-Cephem Antibiotics and Chloramphenicol
Table 1
Synergistic activity of cefazolin against different pathogens.
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Microorganisms |
Cefazolin zone (mm) | Ag NPs + cefazolin | Ag NPs (AS) 30 µg/disc | Fold increase (%) | Ag NPs (CS) 20 µg/disc | Fold increase (%) |
| Escherichia coli | 29 | 26 | −10.3 | 30 | 3.4 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 15.3 | Staphylococcus aureus | 13 | 11 | −15.3 | 13 | 0 | Lactococcus lactis | 14 | 16 | 14.28 | 15 | 7.1 | Micrococcus luteus | 10 | 13 | 30 | 11 | 10 | Bacillus subtilis | 27 | 27 | 0 | 24 | −11.1 | Proteus vulgaris | 31 | 29 | −6.45 | 32 | 3.2 | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 8 | 0 | −100 | 0 | −100 | Salmonella typhi | 12 | 10 | −16.6 | 11 | −8.3 | Proteus mirabilis | 18 | 17 | −5.5 | 17 | −5.5 |
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