The role of efflux pump inhibitor in enhancing antimicrobial efficiency of Ag NPs and MB as an effective photodynamic therapy agent

•Ag/MB/R deactivation ratio if higher than Ag/MB and MB/R.•Molecular docking shows that reserpine shows higher affinity toward AcrB than MB.•The size of the Ag NPs has little to no effect on the PDT deactivation rate.•Reserpine does not improve the amount of singlet oxygen generation.•The mechanism...

Ausführliche Beschreibung