24May 2018

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ZNO NANOPARTICLES ON S.AUREUS AND E.COLI.

  • Bacteriology, Immunology and Mycology Dep., Fac. Vet. Med. Benha univ.
  • Physics Dep.,Fac. Scien. Menofiya univ.
  • Animal Health Reasearch Institute? Shebin El- Kom branch".
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In this study, the effects of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) on, Gram?ve bacteria (E.coli ) and Gram+ve bacteria (S.aureus) were investigated. The bacterial strains were inoculated into media containing different concentrations of ZnO (16, 8, 4, 2 m M) and 1% of NP-free solution and incubated at 37 ?C for 24 h. The presence and characterization of ZnO nanoparticles on bacterial cells were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM)The bacteria, for up to 12 h of incubation, the numbers of treated cells were within 1 log CFU/mL less than that of the control.Morphological changes of bacterial cells were observed, but many cells remained in normal shapes. Results indicate that ZnO nanoparticles has very inhibitory effects on bacteria.


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[Ashraf Awaad Abd EL-Tawab, Ahmed Abdel Samiea El-Hamalawy and Asmaa Abd El-sadek El-Gendy. (2018); ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ZNO NANOPARTICLES ON S.AUREUS AND E.COLI. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 6 (May). 941-947] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Asmaa Abd El sadek El gendy
Animal health research institute

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/7115      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/7115