Silver Nanoparticles. A Microbial Perspective

Advances in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 77, Issue , 2011, Pages 115-133

  Sweet, M J ^a   Singleton, I ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Environment; Nanoparticle; Silver nanoparticle; Soil

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; DRINKING WATER; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE; SILVER; SOIL;

ALICYCLOBACILLUS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ASPARAGUS; ASPERGILLUS; BOOK; CLOTHING; EARTHWORM; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; IMPLANT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEUROSPORA; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; RIVER; SOIL; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL ORGANISM; TEXTILE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; OLIGOCHAETA;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; OLIGOCHAETA; SILVER; SOIL;

EID: 80055121491     PISSN: 00652164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-387044-5.00005-4     Document Type: Chapter

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