Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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577663 | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Demonstration that bacteria engineered for EPS overproduction have better survival against Ag nanotoxicity. ⺠EPS destabilises Ag nanoparticles and promotes their aggregation. ⺠TEM demonstration that EPS traps the Ag nanoparticles outside the cell. ⺠EPS from overexpressing strains offers protection to non-EPS strains of bacteria. ⺠EPS polymer analogues such as xanthan also produce a similar response.
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Authors
Nimisha Joshi, Bryne T. Ngwenya, Christopher E. French,