Characterization and mosquitocidal potential of neem cake-synthesized silver nanoparticles: genotoxicity and impact on predation efficiency of mosquito natural enemies

Parasitology Research

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1015-1025

  Chandramohan, Balamurugan ^a   Murugan, Kadarkarai ^a   Panneerselvam, Chellasamy ^a   Madhiyazhagan, Pari ^a   Chandirasekar, Ramachandran ^a   Dinesh, Devakumar ^a   Kumar, Palanisamy Mahesh ^a   Kovendan, Kalimuthu ^a   Suresh, Udaiyan ^a   Subramaniam, Jayapal ^a   Rajaganesh, Rajapandian ^a   Aziz, Al Thabiani ^b   Syuhei, Ban ^c   Alsalhi, Mohamad Saleh ^d   Devanesan, Sandhanasamy ^d   Nicoletti, Marcello ^e   Wei, Hui ^f   Benelli, Giovanni ^g  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABUK   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arbovirus; Azadirachta indica; Biological control; Biosafety; Botanical byproduct; Dengue fever; Mosquito borne disease; Nanobiotechnology

Indexed keywords

AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; NEEM OIL; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; ACYLGLYCEROL; INSECT REPELLENT; INSECTICIDE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; PLANT EXTRACT; SILVER; TERPENE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMAL CELL; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARBOVIRUS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMET ASSAY; DENGUE; DNA DAMAGE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ERYTHROCYTE; GENOTOXICITY; GOLDFISH; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LARVA; LC50; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MOSQUITO; NATURAL ENEMY; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPA; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; AEDES; ANIMAL; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; HUMAN; INSECT VECTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; TRANSMISSION;

AEDES; ANIMALS; AZADIRACHTA; COMET ASSAY; DENGUE; DNA DAMAGE; GLYCERIDES; GOLDFISH; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PUPA; SILVER; TERPENES;

EID: 84959142290     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-015-4829-9     Document Type: Article

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