Anti-Bacterial Activity Of Selenium Nanoparticles Synthesised Using Clove And Lemon Grass Against Streptococcus Mutans.
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Selenium. Nanoparticles, anti-bacterial, S.mutans, zone of inhibition.Abstract
Aim: To study the anti bacterial activity of selenium nanoparticles synthesized using clove and lemon grass against streptococcus mutans.Materials and methods: Muller hinton agar was utilised to measure the zone of inhibition at different concentrations of the prepared extract sample mediated with selenium nanoparticles.Results: The antibacterial efficacy at 100 µl was comparable to that of the antibiotic control, while the positive control showed consistently higher optical density values, confirming unrestricted bacterial growth. Conclusion: The antibacterial performance of SeNPs synthesized using clove and lemongrass extracts in this study is consistent with a growing body of evidence that green-synthesized selenium nanoparticles can serve as effective antibacterial agents against S. mutans.
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