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Microbial and microscopic investigations to assess the susceptibility of Candida parapsilosis and Prototheca ciferrii for the phyco-synthesized titanium dioxide nanoparticles …

Research Authors
Awatief F Hifney, Zeinab Soliman, Esmat F Ali, Nemmat A Hussein
Research Abstract

Nowadays, several pathogenic strains of bacteria and fungi have become resistant against many therapeutic drugs. Therefore, using novel biologically synthesized nanomaterials as antimicrobial drugs against the human pathogens is of great concern. Consequently, here, the study was aimed to assess the antimicrobial activity of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2NPs) phycosynthesized from Spirulina platensis and some conventional antifungal (clotrimazole, itraconazole, ketoconazole, micconazole, and nystatin) and antibacterial (amoxicillin and gentamicin) drugs against both Candida parapsilosis and Prototheca ciferrii. The TiO2NPs-and clotrimazole-induced ultrastructure changes on the microbes using transmission electron microscope were also investigated. The TiO2NPs significantly inhibited the growth of C. parapsilosis. The clotrimazole and ketoconazole showed the highest inhibitory effect against …

Research Date
Research Journal
South African Journal of Botany
Research Publisher
Elsevier
Research Vol
151
Research Year
2022
Research Pages
791-799