The Impact of Silver Nanoparticles Produced by Bacillus pumilus as Antimicrobial and Nematicide

This study evaluates the potential application of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as antimicrobial or nematicidal agents produced by the extremophile Bacillus pumilus, which was isolated from the alkaline Wadi El-Natrun Lake in Egypt. The AgNPs were characterized by ultraviolet–visible absorption spect...

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Main Authors: Wael M Mahmoud, Tamer Shawky Abdelmoneim, Ahmed M Elazzazy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01746/full