Bacterial strains | CuO-NPs | Negative control (NC)a | Positive control (PC)b |
---|---|---|---|
Staphylococcus aureus | 20.33 ± 0.88 (1.52) S | 6.66 ± 0.33 (0.57) R | 10.66 ± 0.33 (0.57) S |
Streptococcus mutans | 17.66 ± 0.88 (1.52) S | 6.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) R | 14.66 ± 0.33 (0.57) S |
Streptococcus pyogenes | 18.66 ± 0.33 (0.57) S | 6.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) R | 14.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) S |
Streptococcus viridans | 15.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) S | 6.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) R | 12.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) S |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | 7.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) S | 6.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) R | 10.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) S |
Corynebacterium xerosis | 17.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) S | 6.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) R | 12.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) S |
Bacillus cereus | 18.66 ± 0.33 (0.57) | 6.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) R | 12.33 ± 0.66 (1.15) S |
Escherichia coli | 13.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) S | 6.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) R | 18.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) S |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 20.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) S | 6.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) R | 28.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) S |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 17.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) S | 6.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) R | 14.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) S |
Proteus vulgaris | 11.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) S | 6.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) R | 22.33 ± 0.33 (0.57) S |