Effect of Codoping Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles with Sulfur and Nitrogen on Its Energy Bandgap, Antioxidant Properties, and Antibacterial Activity

Table 2

Antibacterial and antifungal activity of ZnO, 6% N-ZnO, 4% S-ZnO, and S4-N6-ZnO.

Name of sample	Zone of inhibition (mm)
	S. aureus	S. typhi	E. coli	B. cerus	C. albican
ZnO	12 ± 0.12	16 ± 0.12	11 ± 0.20	9 ± 0.20	13 ± 0.20
6% N-ZnO	14 ± 0.30	14 ± 0.20	12 ± 0.20	16 ± 0.40	17 ± 0.20
4% S-ZnO	12 ± 0.12	17 ± 0.20	13 ± 0.30	16 ± 0.20	12 ± 0.30
S4-N6-ZnO	19 ± 0.20	16.±0.31	14 ± 0.40	18 ± 0.20	18 ± 0.20
+Ve control(Genta and CLO)	29 ± 0.30	30 ± 0.40	26 ± 0.20	27 ± 0.30	21 ± 0.20
−Ve control (DMSO)	—	—	—	—	—