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Table 4.1 Effect of nanomaterials on soil microbial community: Different types of
nanomaterials showed positive and negative impact on microbial community which affect the soil
activity and fertility. The table listed different types of microbial communities present in soil and
their response against nanoparticle exposure
Nanomaterial Microbial community
Concentration Impact
Reference
Ag NP
Proteobacteria,
Acidobacteria, and
Verrucomicrobia
Increased
Proteobacteria;
reduction in
Acidobacteria and
Verrucomicrobia
McGee et al.
(2017)
Ag NP
Rhizobium
leguminosarum and
Glomus aggregatum
800 ppm
Slowdown in
nodulation,
nitrogenase
activity, and
colonization
Abd-Alla et al.
(2016)
Ag NP
Mycorrhizal community 2.5 mg.kg
−1
Decrease
diversity of
mycorrhizal fungi
Cao et al.
(2017)
Ag NP
Ammonia-oxidizing
bacteria
Reduction in
microbial
abundance
Schlich and
Hund-Rinke
(2015)
Ag, ZnO, and
TiO 2 NP
Sinorhizobium meliloti
Reduction in
nodulation
frequency
Judy et al.
(2015)
Au-NP, CdSe,
and ZnS
Lentinus sajor caju,
Phanerochaete
chrysosporium,
Pleurotus ostreatus, and
Trametes versicolor
Inhibition of
fungal growth
Galindo et al.
(2013)
CNM
Bacteria population
Reduction in fast
growing bacteria
Johansen et al.
(2008)
CNM
Microbial community
Reduction in
microbial
respiration
Goyal et al.
(2010) and
Tong et al.
(2012)
MWCNT
Arbuscular mycorrhiza
3000 ppm
Increment in
colonization
Moll et al.
(2016)
MWCNT
Waddlia, Holophaga,
Derxia, and Opitutus
10,000 mg.
kg
−1
Reduction in size
of microbial
community
Shrestha et al.
(2013)
MWCNT
Soil microbial
community
50 and
200 μg/mL
Abundances of
Bacteroidetes and
Firmicutes
increased, and
Proteobacteria
and
Verrucomicorbia
decreased
Khodakovskaya
et al. (2013)
(continued)
H. Chhipa