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Table 6.2 (continued)
Nanoparticle
Size and shape of
nanoparticle
Biological synthesis
process
Resistant bacteria
Observations
Reference(s)
Zinc oxide
17–30 nm
Synthesized using
Camellia japonica
plant
leaf extract
Extended-spectrum
β
lactamase-positive E. coli
and
P. mirabilis
Nanoparticles have stronger
antibacterial effect against
strains
Maruthupandy
et al. (2018)
Loss of cell viability, shrinkage
of cell, membrane
disarrangement, cell wall lysis
observed in strains
Selenium
Spherical, 55 nm
Synthesized using
Aspergillus oryzaefermented Lupin extract
and gamma radiation
Wide range of multidrugresistant bacteria and fungi
Broad-spectrum antimicrobial
activity
Mosallam et al.
(2018)
R. Sinha et al.