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Table 2 Variations in the biofilm formation profiles in S. aureus and P. aeuroginosa before and after treatment with different concentrations of AgNPs

From: Evaluation of the antibacterial and antibiofilm effect of mycosynthesized silver and selenium nanoparticles and their synergistic effect with antibiotics on nosocomial bacteria

S. aureus

P. aeuroginosa

Before treatment Median (range)

After treatment Median (range)

Wilcoxon signed rank test

p value

Before treatment Median (range)

After treatment Median (range)

Wilcoxon signed rank test

p value

At sliver concentration 250

Z = 5.28

<0.0001

At sliver concentration 250

Z = 6.03

<0.0001

3 (3:3)

0 (0:3)

3 (2:3)

0 (0:3)

At sliver concentration 125

Z = 5.43

<0.0001

At sliver concentration 125

Z = 6.06

<0.0001

3 (3:3)

0 (0:2)

3 (2:3)

0 (0:3)

At sliver concentration 62.5

Z = 5.61

<0.0001

At sliver concentration 62.5

Z = 6.07

<0.0001

3 (3:3)

0 (0:3)

3 (2:3)

0 (0:3)

At sliver concentration 31.25

Z = 5.64

<0.0001

At sliver concentration 31.25

Z = 5.99

<0.0001

3 (3:3)

0 (0:2)

3 (2:3)

0 (0:3)

At sliver concentration 15.6

Z = 5.64

<0.0001

At sliver concentration 15.6

Z = 5.85

<0.0001

3 (3:3)

0 (0:2)

3 (2:3)

0 (0:3)

At sliver concentration 7.8

Z = 5.56

<0.0001

At sliver concentration 7.8

Z = 5.86

<0.0001

3 (3:3)

0 (0:1)

3 (2:3)

0 (0:3)

At sliver concentration 3.9

Z = 5.56

<0.0001

At sliver concentration 3.9

Z = 5.74

<0.0001

3 (3:3)

0 (0:2)

3 (2:3)

1 (0:3)

At sliver concentration 1.9

Z = 5.23

<0.0001

At sliver concentration 1.9

Z = 5.26

<0.0001

3 (3:3)

1 (0:3)

3 (2:3)

2 (0:3)

At sliver concentration 0.9

Z = 4.75

<0.0001

At sliver concentration 0.9

Z = 3.16

0.002

3 (3:3)

2 (0:3)

3 (2:3)

3 (0:3)