Selective inhibitory potential of silver nanoparticles on the harmful cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 423-428

  Park, Myung Hwan ^a   Kim, Keun Hee ^a   Lee, Huk Hee ^b   Kim, Jin Seog ^b   Hwang, Soon Jin ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Inhibition; Microcystis; Selective potential; Silver nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

AERUGINOSA; BIOCIDAL AGENTS; CYANOBACTERIUM; GREEN ALGA; IN-FIELD; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; TOXIC CYANOBACTERIUM;

ALGAE; NANOPARTICLES;

SILVER;

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; METAL NANOPARTICLE; SILVER;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROCYSTIS; SCENEDESMUS;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CHLOROPHYLL; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROCYSTIS; SCENEDESMUS; SILVER;

CHLOROPHYTA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 77649339370     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-009-0161-8     Document Type: Article

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