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Table 2 Antimicrobial effect of different nanocomposites used in comparison with against different bacterial isolates

From: Antifungal activity assessment of nanocomposites of natural chitosan and gelatin with a mahogany plant extract for conservation of historical textiles

Antimicrobial
Strain	S. aureus	C. albicans	A. niger	A. fumigatus
Chitosan—mahogny 2%	21 mm	20 mm	24 mm	25 mm
Gelatin—mahogny 2%	15 mm	16 mm	18 mm	17 mm
Chitosan—aliginate-mahogny 2%	22 mm	24 mm	27 mm	26 mm
Chitosan	12 mm	13 mm	14 mm	14 mm
Gelatin	9 mm	9 mm	10 mm	11 mm
Penicillin	16 mm	10 mm	9 mm	10 mm
Miconazole 2%	5 mm	18 mm	16 mm	16 mm

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