Enhancing the antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles against ESKAPE bacteria and emerging fungal pathogens by using tea extracts
Sada Raza, Mateusz Wdowiak, Mateusz Grotek, Witold Adamkiewicz, Kostiantyn Nikiforow, Pumza Mente, Jan Paczesny
Abstract
, which are difficult to eradicate using other means. We established that silver nanoparticles synthesized with tea extracts have higher antibacterial properties than silver nanoparticles alone. Such formulations using inexpensive tea extracts and lower concentrations of silver nanoparticles show a promising solution to fight various pathogens.
Topics & Concepts
AntimicrobialAcinetobacter baumanniiMicrobiologyStaphylococcus aureusSilver nanoparticleEnterococcus faeciumAntibioticsEnterobacter cloacaeChemistryPseudomonas aeruginosaBacteriaCryptococcus neoformansEnterobacterKlebsiella pneumoniaeBiologyEscherichia coliNanoparticleMaterials scienceNanotechnologyGeneticsGeneBiochemistryNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisTea Polyphenols and Effects