Figure 5
Antimicrobial activity of Cu-SiO 2 coating against Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium . (a) ●, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 9538 (methicillin sensitive disinfectant test strain) test; ◯, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 9538 control; ■, EMRSA15 test; □, EMRSA15 control; ▼Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 12493 (reference MRSA) test; ▽ Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 12493 control. (b) □ Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium test; ■, Vancomycin resistant E. faecium control; ◯, MRSA1599 test; ●, MRSA1599 control;▼ MRSA 1669 test; ▽, MRSA1669 control. Coating 1.