title: Silver nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser ablation: as a potent antibacterial agent for human enteropathogenic gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial strains.
abstract: Present investigation deals with the study, to quantify the antibacterial property of silver nanoparticles (SNPs), synthesized by pulsed laser ablation (PLA) in aqueous media, on some human enteropathogenic gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial strains. Antibacterial property was studied by measuring the zone of inhibition using agar cup double-diffusion method, minimum inhibitory concentration by serial dilution method, and growth curve for 24 h. The results clearly show the potency of antibacterial property of PLA-synthesized SNPs and suggest that it can be used as an effective growth inhibitor against various pathogenic bacterial strains in various medical devices and antibacterial control systems.
authors.affiliation: Laser Spectroscopy and Nanomaterials Lab, Department of Physics (UGC-CAS), University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 211002, India, jkpandey18@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jitendra Kumar
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Swarnkar
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Soumya
authors.forename: Priyanka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dwivedi
authors.forename: Manish Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Shanthy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sundaram
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gopal
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012834:Silver / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012834:Silver