Plant-mediated biosynthesis of nanoparticles as an emerging tool against mosquitoes of medical and veterinary importance: a review

Parasitology Research

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 23-34

  Benelli, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arbovirus; Filariasis; Japanese encephalitis; Malaria; Nanobiosynthesis; Neglected tropical diseases; Non target effects

Indexed keywords

LARVICIDAL AGENT; METAL NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; INSECTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SILVER;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; AQUATIC SPECIES; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DEATH; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CULEX QUIQUEFASCIATUS; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; EGG LAYING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LC50; MOSQUITO; NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY; NANOFABRICATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; PLANT LEAF; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SILVER;

EID: 84949289959     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-015-4800-9     Document Type: Review

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