Resistance Modulation of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates of Dairy Cattle through Metallic Oxide Nanoparticles
Maria Azam1, Tahir Mahmood Qureshi1, Saddam Hussain2, Amjad Islam Aqib3*, Shanza Rauf Khan4, Kashif Akram1, Misbah Ijaz5, Maheen Murtaza6, Afshan Muneer6 and Sammina Mahmood7
1Department of Food Sciences, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
2Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan 64200, Pakistan
3Department of Medicine, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
4Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
5Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
6Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences,
Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
7Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
Fig. 1.
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis of (I, ZnO), (ii, Fe2O3), (iii, MgO).
Fig. 2.
Comparison of zones of inhibitions (mm) expressed by different nanoparticles (Zinc oxide, Magnesium oxide, and Ferric oxide). Different superscripts among nanoparticles indicate significant differences.
Fig. 3.
Comparison of MICs (mg/mL) among incubation periods (h) for each metallic oxide nanoparticle.
A, MIC of ZnO nanoparticle at different time intervals; B, MIC of MgO nanoparticle at different time intervals; C, MIC of Fe2O3 nanoparticle at different time intervals. NB, Different superscripts among different time intervals of incubations (4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24th h) indicate significant differences (p<0.05).