AgNPs Change Microbial Community Structures of Wastewater

Due to their strong antimicrobial activity, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are massively produced, applied, consumed and, as a negative consequence, released into wastewater treatment plants. Most AgNPs are assumed to be bound by sludge, and thus bear potential risk for microbial performance and stabi...

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Main Authors: Yuting Guo, Nicolas Cichocki, Florian Schattenberg, Robert Geffers, Hauke Harms, Susann Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.03211/full