An in vitro study of the antifungal effect of silver nanoparticles on oak wilt pathogen Raffaelea sp.

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 760-764

  Kim, Sang Woo ^a   Kim, Kyoung Su ^a   Lamsal, Kabir ^a   Kim, Young Jae ^a   Kim, Seung Bin ^b   Jung, Mooyoung ^c   Sim, Sang Jun ^d   Kim, Ha Sun ^d   Chang, Seok Joon ^d   Kim, Jong Kuk ^a   Lee, Youn Su ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^c Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^d Gangwon Forest Development Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ambrosia; Oak wilt; Raffaelea; Silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; KOREA; NONHUMAN; OAK; RAFFAELEA; RAGWEED; WILTING;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPHAE; KOREA; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PLANT DISEASES; QUERCUS; SILVER; SPORES, FUNGAL;

AMBROSIA; FUNGI; RAFFAELEA;

EID: 70849092907     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0812.649     Document Type: Article

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