Fig. 5

The effect of FZ/MER-AgMOFB@m against bacteria in vitro. (A) MIC values of reagents at different concentrations against E. coli and S. aureus for 18 h. (B) Inhibition zones and corresponding inhibition zone diameters of different reagents against E. coli (a) and S. aureus (b) for 18 h. (C) Images of Death/Live staining after exposing E. coli and S. aureus to varying concentrations of different reagents for 18 h. Green: living bacteria; Red: dead bacteria. Scale bar: 40 μm. Data are derived from three independent experiments and presented as mean ± SEM in the bar graphs. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, ns: not significant