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Black mulberry (MB) polysaccharides were employed for biosynthesizing\/capping selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs); their conjugations alongside chitosan (Cht) nanoforms were constructed and assessed for skin pathogens\u2019 (Staphylococcus aureus bacteria and Candida albicans yeast) suppression and destruction. The biosynthesis of SeNPs with MB was verified using FTIR analysis and UV-vis spectroscopy. The nanocomposites were constructed from Cht\u2013MB-SeNPs at concentrations of 2:1 (F1), 1:1 (F2), and 1:2 (F3). The SeNPs had a mean diameter of 46.19 nm, whereas the F-2 nanocomposites had the lowest particle diameter (212.42 nm) compared to F-1 (239.88 nm) and F-3 (266.16 nm) nanocomposites. The F-2 nanocomposites significantly exhibited the strongest antimicrobial efficacy against skin pathogens, with 26.3 and 27.1 mm inhibition zones and 22.5 and 20.0 \u03bcg\/mL inhibitory concentrations against bacteria and C. albicans yeast, respectively. The scanning imaging of microbes exposed to nanocomposite emphasized the severe destruction\/lyses of microbial cells within 10 h. Loading of cotton fabrics with nanomaterials, particularly with Cht\/MB-SeNP nanocomposites, generated potent durable antimicrobial textiles that could prohibit microbial growth, with inhibition zones of 6.2 mm against C. albicans and 3.7 mm against S. aureus; the textiles could preserve their antimicrobial actions after two washing cycles. 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