Author/Authors :
Shehu, Zaccheus Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Science -Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria , David, Yakong Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Science -Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria , Wilson Lamayi, Danbature Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Science -Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria , Yoro, Mela Department of Chemical Sciences - Faculty of Science - Federal University, Kashere, Gombe, Nigeria , Aliyu, Sani Ibrahim Microbiology Laboratory - Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria
Abstract :
MgO@SiO2 nanocomposite was synthesized using mechanochemical method and
its formation was confirmed by FTIR and Uv-visible spectroscopic techniques.
The antibacterial effect of MgO@SiO2 nanocomposite was carried out on bacterial
isolates; gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilis, Klebsiella pneunoniae) and gramnegative
bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginasa, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella
typhi) using Agar well diffusion method. The results showed that MgO@SiO2
nanocomposite can find application as antibiotics against the investigated
microbes.
Keywords :
MgO@SiO2 , Nanocomposite , Mechanosynthesis , Antibacterial Activity , Solvent-free
