Plant-Mediated Green Synthesis of Ag NPs and Their Possible Applications: A Critical Review

Table 1

Morphology of Ag NPs and their antibacterial properties.

Size by TEM with morphology	Antibacterial activity			References
	Bacterial strains	ZOI (mm)	MIC
TEM 10–30 nm; Spherical in shape	B. cereus	16	5.2 μg/ml	[118]
	S. aureus	12	2.6 μg/ml
	E. coli	17	2.0 μg/ml
TEM 40–50 nm; SEM 50–60 nm; Spherical in shape	E. coli	25	3.9 μg/ml	[119]
	P. aeruginosa	27	1.95 μg/ml
	S. aureus	24	3.9 μg/ml
	B. subtilis	24	15.62 μg/ml
TEM 25 nm average; Spherical in shape	F. branchiophilum	15	3.12 μg/ml	[120]
	A. hydrophila	14	25 μg/ml
	P. fluorescence	12	50 μg/ml
TEM 23.7 nm average; Spherical in shape	B. subtilis (local)	12	6.8 μg/ml	[66]
	S. aureus	16	5.1 μg/ml
	P. aeruginosa	20	1.70 μg/ml
	P. aeruginosa (local)	18	1.70 μg/ml
	E. coli	17	3.4 μg/ml
TEM 15–20 nm; Spherical in shape	S. aureus	14.93 ± 0.57	60 μM	[6]
	E. coli	18.13 ± 0.47	60 μM