Highly-Effective Antifungal and Antibacterial Properties of ZnO, ZnS, FeS2, and SnO2 Against Various Fungal and Bacterial Isolates

Nanoparticles have been focussed on greatly to determine their application in various fields of science.Their versatility, which is a result of their size, is the key to their ability to be applied in varying areas of industry.The medical and pharmaceutical fields have seen a rise in resistance to the current treatment regimes available against some bacterial and fungal infections among human beings and animals.This raises a need to find other ways to treat the particular microbes, which have become resistant.This study is focussed on the determination of the ability of nanoparticles to elicit antifungal and antibacterial activities, hence, providing a platform or an option for their use in this regard.The nanoparticles of ZnO, ZnS, FeS 2 , and SnO 2 are tested for antibacterial and antifungal activities using the well method.Varying amounts of the nanoparticles are loaded into the wells and observed for the development of inhibition zones after 24 hours of culture at 37C.The nanoparticles of FeS 2 and ZnO are managed to show broad-spectrum activity against the various bacterial and fungal isolates used in this study as evidenced by the fabrication of clear zones of inhibition. , . , , . . , . , , . ZnO, ZnS, FeS 2 SnO 2