Antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus synthesized using model Streptomyces sp. pigment by photo-irradiation method

The rapid synthesis method developed in this study for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles has distinct advantages over traditional synthesis as the process is less time consuming. The kinetics of silver nanoparticles synthesis using S. coelicolor pigment with photo-irradiation indicates an appropriate way to develop green technology for the bulk synthesis. Furthermore, these biosynthesized silver nanoparticles, alone and in combination with antibiotics, exhibited excellent antimicrobial activity against a MRSA which could be an alternate drug of choice.