Effect of metal oxide nanoparticles on microbial community structure and function in two different soil types.

Autor: Sammy Frenk, Tal Ben-Moshe, Ishai Dror, Brian Berkowitz, Dror Minz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 12, p e84441 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084441
Popis: Increased availability of nanoparticle-based products will, inevitably, expose the environment to these materials. Engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) may thus find their way into the soil environment via wastewater, dumpsters and other anthropogenic sources; metallic oxide nanoparticles comprise one group of ENPs that could potentially be hazardous for the environment. Because the soil bacterial community is a major service provider for the ecosystem and humankind, it is critical to study the effects of ENP exposure on soil bacteria. These effects were evaluated by measuring bacterial community activity, composition and size following exposure to copper oxide (CuO) and magnetite (Fe3O4) nanosized (
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