Antimicrobial activity of Novel spinel nanoferrites against pathogenic fungi and bacteria

AbstractIn a search for novel therapeutic agents against pathogenic fungal species,Candida in addition to bacterial species, novel spinel nanoferrites were assayed against four pathogenic fungi isolated from different clinical samples of ear and skin infections:Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, A. terrus and A. fumigatus, fourCandia species:Candida albicans, C. parapsilosis, C. krusei andC. tropicales, and four bacterial species: two Gram +ve:Bacillus subtilis andStreptococcus pyogenes, and two Gram −ve:Pseudomonas vulgaris andEscherichia coli. It was found that the assayed compounds displayed different levels of antifungal and antibacterial activities against all tested microorganisms. The antimicrobial potency depends on the method of synthesis of the nanoparticles and also on the microbial species.
Source: World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research