Irradiation of silver and agar/silver nanoparticles with argon, oxygen glow discharge plasma, and mercury lamp

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Table 2 Diameter of bacterial inhibition zone (clear zone) in mm

Sample name		Untreated silver NP (A)	Untreated agar/silver NP (B)	Treated (A) with argon plasma for 180 min	Treated (B) with argon plasma for 180 min	Treated (A) with oxygen plasma for 150 min	Treated (B) with oxygen plasma for 150 min	Treated (B) with mercury lamp at for 40 min	Treated (A) with mercury lamp for 15 min	Treated (B) with mercury lamp for 15 min
No.	*Bacteria name*	Untreated silver NP (A)	Untreated agar/silver NP (B)	Treated (A) with argon plasma for 180 min	Treated (B) with argon plasma for 180 min	Treated (A) with oxygen plasma for 150 min	Treated (B) with oxygen plasma for 150 min	Treated (B) with mercury lamp at for 40 min	Treated (A) with mercury lamp for 15 min	Treated (B) with mercury lamp for 15 min
1	Bacillus cereus	8	8	10	9	8	8	8	8	8
2	Bacillus subtilis	9	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8
3	E. coli	11	14	12	13	11	11	10	11	11
4	Klebsiella pneumoniae	15	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	10
5	Micrococcus roseus	16	11	10	10	11	10	10	11	10
6	Proteus vulgaris	11	8	9	15	9	9	8	8	8
7	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	12	11	14	12	16	14	12	14	12
8	Serratia marcescens	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	9
9	Staphylococcus aureus	17	15	12	11	12	12	11	12	10
10	Streptococcus sp.	15	18	13	13	17	14	13	14	12