Can Metal Nanoparticles Be a Threat to Microbial Decomposers of Plant Litter in Streams?

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-68

  Pradhan, Arunava ^a   Seena, Sahadevan ^a   Pascoal, Cláudia ^a   Cássio, Fernanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CUPRIC OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; SILVER;

ALDER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALNUS; BACTERIA; COPPER; FUNGI; NANOPARTICLES; PLANT LEAVES; RIVERS; SILVER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALNUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 79960604771     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-011-9861-4     Document Type: Article

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