Research Article

Biomimetic Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Endosymbiotic Bacterium Inhabiting Euphorbia hirta L. and Their Bactericidal Potential

Table 1

Bactericidal activity of silver nanoparticles via disc diffusion assay.

Serial numberTest pathogensSilver nanoparticlesGentamicin (1 mg/mL)

1Bacillus subtilis (MTCC 121)13.00 mm34.00 mm
2Escherichia coli (MTCC 7410)15.00 mm29.00 mm
3Klebsiella pneumoniae (MTCC 7407)11.00 mm18.00 mm
4Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MTCC 7903)20.00 mm24.00 mm
5Staphylococcus aureus (MTCC 7443)14.00 mm24.00 mm