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dc.contributor.authorDong, Fengen_US
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Yanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-29T12:08:08Z-
dc.date.available2021-07-29T12:08:08Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationDong, F. & Zhou, Y. (2019). Differential transformation and antibacterial effects of silver nanoparticles in aerobic and anaerobic environment. Nanotoxicology, 13(3), 339-353. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17435390.2018.1548667en_US
dc.identifier.issn1743-5390en_US
dc.identifier.other0000-0001-5187-3336-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10356/151070-
dc.description.abstractSilver nanoparticles (AgNP) undergo various transformations into different Ag species in the environment, which determines their toxicity in microorganisms. In aerobic condition, AgNPs release Ag⁺ that causes cell inactivation. Limited information is known about the AgNP-cell interaction in oxygen-free environment. Here we compared the transformation and antibacterial effects of AgNPs in aerobic and anaerobic environment. The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa was relatively not susceptible to Ag⁺ or AgNP in anaerobic environment, indicated by near two orders of magnitude greater of anaerobic minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) than the aerobic counterpart. In anaerobic environment, the dissolved Ag concentration decreased due to the reduction of Ag⁺. Electron microscopy images showed the formation of new AgNPs and aggregates, preferably on cell surface or associated with extracellular polymer substances (EPS) matrix. Accumulating AgNPs onto the cells could cause membrane damage, cytoplasm release or bacterial death. Meanwhile, EPS and cell lysate were very likely to bind AgNPs, facilitating the extensively assembling of AgNPs into large aggregates. This reduced the effective Ag exposure to cells and might contribute to the detoxification in anaerobic environment. Further, flow cytometry analysis quantified that bacterial membrane was largely intact under the treatment of AgNPs in anaerobic condition compared to the dose-response manner in aerobic condition.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNanyang Technological Universityen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofNanotoxicologyen_US
dc.rights© 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.subjectEngineering::Environmental engineeringen_US
dc.titleDifferential transformation and antibacterial effects of silver nanoparticles in aerobic and anaerobic environmenten_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.researchAdvanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre (AEBC)en_US
dc.contributor.researchNanyang Environment and Water Research Instituteen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/17435390.2018.1548667-
dc.identifier.pmid30729836-
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85061174492-
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.volume13en_US
dc.identifier.spage339en_US
dc.identifier.epage353en_US
dc.subject.keywordsSilver Nanoparticleen_US
dc.subject.keywordsAnaerobicen_US
dc.description.acknowledgementWe are grateful for the support from Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI) with TEM and ICP-MS. We thank Dr. Ho Jia Shin in Singapore Membrane Technology Centre for her assistance in flow cytometer, and Ms Janelle Ng Ru Ying in NEWRI for the EDS analysis.en_US
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