The poly-gamma-glutamate of Bacillus subtilis interacts specifically with silver nanoparticles.

For many years, silver nanoparticles, as with other antibacterial nanoparticles, have been extensively used in manufactured products. However, their fate in the environment is unclear and raises questions. We studied the fate of silver nanoparticles in the presence of bacteria under growth condition...

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Main Authors: Elise Eymard-Vernain, Yohann Coute, Annie Adrait, Thierry Rabilloud, Géraldine Sarret, Cécile Lelong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5973573?pdf=render