Oxidative stress induced in microorganisms by zero-valent iron nanoparticles

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 271-281

  Ševců, Alena ^a   El Temsah, Yehia S ^b   Joner, Erik J ^b   Černík, Miroslav ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LIBEREC   (Czech Republic)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicity; Fenton reactions; Ferrous iron; nZVI; Reactive oxygen species (ROS)

Indexed keywords

IRON; NANOPARTICLE;

BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; REVIEW;

BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; IRON; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 83055179182     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.ME11126     Document Type: Review

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