Antimicrobial activities of commercial nanoparticles against an environmental soil microbe, <it>Pseudomonas putida </it>KT2440

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The release of heavy metal-containing nanoparticles (NP) into the environment may be harmful to the efficacy of beneficial microbes that function in element cycling, pollutant degradation and plant growth. Nanoparticles of Ag, CuO an...

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Main Authors: Huang Wenjie, Britt David W, Pettee Brian, Gajjar Priyanka, Johnson William P, Anderson Anne J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:Journal of Biological Engineering
Online Access:http://www.jbioleng.org/content/3/1/9