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Table 1 MICs, bactericidal and bacteriostatic concentrations

From: A novel covalent approach to bio-conjugate silver coated single walled carbon nanotubes with antimicrobial peptide

Material

Concentration (µg/ml)

Escherichia coli

Salmonella Typhimurium

Staphylococcus aureus

Streptococcus pyogenes

TP359

 MICs

7.8–3.9

1.9–0.9

3.9–1.9

3.9–1.9

 Bactericidal

7.8*

1.9*

3.9*

3.9*

 Bacteriostatic

3.9*

0.9*

1.9*

1.9*

SWCNTs-Ag

 MICs

62.5–31.2

62.5–31.2

125–62.5

125–62.5

 Bactericidal

62.5

62.5

125

125

 Bacteriostatic

31.2

31.2

62.5

62.5

TSC-SWCNTs-Ag

 MICs

62.5–31.2

62.5–31.2

125–62.5

125–62.5

 Bactericidal

62.5

62.5

125

125

 Bacteriostatic

31.2

31.2

62.5

62.5

FSWCNTs-Ag

 MICs

7.8–3.9**

1.9–0.9**

7.8–3.9*

7.8–3.9**

 Bactericidal

7.8*

1.9**

7.8**

7.8**

 Bacteriostatic

3.9

0.9

3.9

3.9

SWCNTs-Ag-M

 MICs

31.2–15.6

31.2–15.6

62.5–31.2

125–62.5

 Bactericidal

31.2

31.2

62.5

125

 Bacteriostatic

15.6

15.6

31.2

62.5

  1. The p ≤ 0.05 indicating significant * differences, or p ≤ 0.01 indicating highly significant ** differences