Table 4 Antimicrobial activity of biological metal nanoparticles

1

Tio₂

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Vibrio cholerae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus

Disc diffusion method

[100]

M. citrifolia

Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis

Agar well diffusion method

[101]

Candida albicans Aspergillus niger

2.

Pt

Taraxacum laevigatum

Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa

MHA well diffusion method

[102]

3.

Pd

Garcinia Pedunculata

Cronobacter sakazakii

Agar well diffusion method, MIC and MBC

[103]

4.

Se

Emblica officinalis

Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus , Enterococcus faecalis

Micro well dilution method

[104]

Aspergillus brasiliensis , A. flavus , A. oryzae, A. ochraceus, Fusarium anthophilum, Rhizopus stolonifer

5.

Ni

Monsonia burkeana

Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Broth dilution method

[105]

6.

Iron oxide

Acacia nilotica

Escherichia coli, Marsa, Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus

Gel diffusion assay

[106]

Candida

7.

Zinc oxide

Albizia lebbeck

Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Salmonella typhi

Disc diffusion method

[107]

8.

CuONPs

Syzygium alternifolium (Wt.) Walp

Alternaria solani, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium chrysogenum, and Trichoderma harzianum

Disc diffusion assay

[108]

9

Au

Ziziphus zizyphus

Escherichia coli

Radial diffusion assay

[109]

C. albicans

Micro dilution plate assay

10.

Ag

Erythrina suberosa (Roxb.)

Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli

agar cup and micro broth dilution method

[110]

C. albicans, C. kruseii, T. mentagrophytes, C. viswanathii

broth dilution method