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SUBMITTER: Saleh NB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4505144 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Saleh Navid B NB Chambers Bryant B Aich Nirupam N Plazas-Tuttle Jaime J Phung-Ngoc Hanh N HN Kirisits Mary Jo MJ
Frontiers in microbiology 20150717
Metal and metal-oxide nanoparticles (NPs) are used in numerous applications and have high likelihood of entering engineered and natural environmental systems. Careful assessment of the interaction of these NPs with bacteria, particularly biofilm bacteria, is necessary. This perspective discusses mechanisms of NP interaction with bacteria and identifies challenges in understanding NP-biofilm interaction, considering fundamental material attributes and inherent complexities of biofilm structure. T ...[more]