Biosynthesized silver nanoparticles: are they effective antimicrobials?

CONCLUSION: As compared to the tested Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria required higher contact time to achieve 100% reduction of colony forming units when treated with biosynthesized AgNPs produced using P. aeruginosa.
PMID: 28767978 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - August 1, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Peiris MK, Gunasekara CP, Jayaweera PM, Arachchi ND, Fernando N Tags: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz Source Type: research