Bactericidal and fungicidal capacity of AgO/Ag nanoparticles synthesized with extract.

This research aims to provide an alternative eco-friendly way to obtain silver species and assess their bactericidal activity. This study reports the synthesis of AgO nanoparticles and Ag nanoparticles reduced with a green synthesis method, using a low-cost and commercial extract. The crystalline phases of Ag and AgO nanoparticles were analyzed by X-ray diffraction. The oxidation states for both species were determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The optical properties of the material were studied through optical absorption, which resulted in well-defined band centered at 545 nm. This result is attributed to the morphology and size of the silver nanoparticles. In addition, antibacterial tests were performed on AgNPs biosynthesized with with the Kirby-Bauer protocol on Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria and , respectively. Moreover, antifungal tests were performed with various species from .