Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Aegle marmelos (Bael) Fruit Extract and Its Application to Prevent Adhesion of Bacteria: A Strategy to Control Microfouling

Table 1

Antibacterial activity of AgNPs against marine biofilm forming bacteria.

S. number	Organism	Concentration of AgNPs (µg/mL)	Zone of inhibition (mm) (mean of the three replicates)
1	Pseudomonas aeruginosa NV2	20	5.0 ± 0.12
		40	7.6 ± 1.23
		60	8.5 ± 0.14
		80	12.0 ± 0.57
		Control	0
2	Microbacterium  sp. NV4	20	5.2 ± 0.76
		40	8.3 ± 0.54
		60	9.6 ± 1.14
		80	10.7 ± 0.21
		Control	0
3	Pseudomonas otitidis NV1	20	4.0 ± 0.67
		40	5.3 ± 0.80
		60	6.1 ± 1.71
		80	9.0 ± 1.20
		Control	0
4	Staphylococcus hominis NV5	20	3.0 ± 0.92
		40	4.9 ± 0.60
		60	6.7 ± 0.72
		80	7.2 ± 0.48
		Control	0
5	Enterobacter cloacae NV3	20	2.1 ± 0.91
		40	3.2 ± 0.32
		60	5.0 ± 1.30
		80	6.1 ± 1.42
		Control	0