Inhibition zones (mean ± SD) mm

30 µg/ml

60 µg/ml

90 µg/ml

120 µg/ml

Extract^a

Nystatin^a

Candida albicans

AgNPs

15.3 ± 0.53

17.0 ± 0.50

20.0 ± 1.2

23.5 ± 0.67

3.2 ± 0.5

15.6 ± 0.62

ZnNPs

15.5 ± 0.42

17.5 ± 0.82

19.5 ± 0.5

21.2 ± 0.46

AuNPs

13.2 ± 0.38

15.2 ± 0.34

18.2 ± 0.9

19.8 ± 0.82

ANOVA

F-value:

P-value:

40.469

0.000**

21.146

0.000**

5.180

0.024*

39.275

0.000**

Phoma exigua

AgNPs

14.0 ± 0.52

15.2 ± 0.4

17.0 ± 0.58

19.3 ± 0.32

12.2 ± 0.92

19.5 ± 0.2

ZnNPs

16.0 ± 0.23

18.5 ± 0.54

20 ± 0.49

22.0 ± 0.48

AuNPs

11.0 ± 1.20

13.2 ± 0.72

15.4 ± 0.6

18.2 ± 0.25

ANOVA

F-value:

P-value:

53.87

0.000**

110.77

0.000**

87.347

0.000**

145.080

0.000**

Aspergillus melleus

AgNPs

12.5 ± 0.25

14.5 ± 0.24

17.5 ± 0.6

19.7 ± 0.33

0.00 ± 0.00

16.7 ± 0.3

ZnNPs

13.6 ± 0.59

13.2 ± 0.39

15.0 ± 0.84

17.5 ± 0.76

AuNPs

6.3 ± 0.92

8.4 ± 0.54

10.0 ± 0.24

14.3 ± 0.26

ANOVA

F-value:

P-value:

184.84

0.000**

829.54

0.000**

194.75

0.000**

146.66

0.000**