123
Wigginton NS, Titta AD, Piccapietra F, Dobias JAN, Nesatyy VJ, Suter MJ, Bernier-Latmani R
(2010) Binding of silver nanoparticles to bacterial proteins depends on surface modifications
and inhibits enzymatic activity. Environ Sci Technol 44(6):2163–2168. https://doi.org/10.1021/
es903187s
Wu B, Wang Y, Lee YH, Horst A, Wang Z, Chen DR, Sureshkumar R, Tang YJ (2010) Comparative
eco-toxicities of nano-ZnO particles under aquatic and aerosol exposure modes. Environ Sci
Technol 44(4):1484–1489. https://doi.org/10.1021/es9030497
Xia T, Kovochich M, Liong M, Mädler L, Gilbert B, Shi H, Yeh JI, Zink JI, Nel AE (2008)
Comparison of the mechanism of toxicity of zinc oxide and cerium oxide nanoparticles
based on dissolution and oxidative stress properties. ACS Nano 2(10):2121–2134. https://doi.
org/10.1021/nn800511k
Xu C, Peng C, Sun L, Zhang S, Huang H, Chen Y, Shi J (2015) Distinctive effects of TiO2 and CuO
nanoparticles on soil microbes and their community structures in flooded paddy soil. Soil Biol
Biochem 86:24–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.03.011
Yang Y, Wang J, Xiu Z, Alvarez PJ (2013) Impacts of silver nanoparticles on cellular and transcriptional activity of nitrogen-cycling bacteria. Environ Toxicol Chem 32(7):1488–1494. https://
doi.org/10.1002/etc.2230
Yang Y, Quensen J, Mathieu J, Wang Q, Wang J, Li M, Tiedje JM, Alvarez PJ (2014)
Pyrosequencing reveals higher impact of silver nanoparticles than Ag+ on the microbial community structure of activated sludge. Water Research 48:317–325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
watres.2013.09.046
Yuan Z, Li J, Cui L, Xu B, Zhang H, Yu CP (2013) Interaction of silver nanoparticles with
pure nitrifying bacteria. Chemosphere 90(4):1404–1411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
chemosphere.2012.08.032
Zhai Y, Hunting ER, Wouters M, Peijnenburg WJ, Vijver MG (2016) Silver nanoparticles, ions,
and shape governing soil microbial functional diversity: nano shapes micro. Front Microbiol
7:1123. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01123
4 Nano-toxicity to Microbes: Potential Implications of Nanomaterials on Microbial…
Wigginton NS, Titta AD, Piccapietra F, Dobias JAN, Nesatyy VJ, Suter MJ, Bernier-Latmani R
(2010) Binding of silver nanoparticles to bacterial proteins depends on surface modifications
and inhibits enzymatic activity. Environ Sci Technol 44(6):2163–2168. https://doi.org/10.1021/
es903187s
Wu B, Wang Y, Lee YH, Horst A, Wang Z, Chen DR, Sureshkumar R, Tang YJ (2010) Comparative
eco-toxicities of nano-ZnO particles under aquatic and aerosol exposure modes. Environ Sci
Technol 44(4):1484–1489. https://doi.org/10.1021/es9030497
Xia T, Kovochich M, Liong M, Mädler L, Gilbert B, Shi H, Yeh JI, Zink JI, Nel AE (2008)
Comparison of the mechanism of toxicity of zinc oxide and cerium oxide nanoparticles
based on dissolution and oxidative stress properties. ACS Nano 2(10):2121–2134. https://doi.
org/10.1021/nn800511k
Xu C, Peng C, Sun L, Zhang S, Huang H, Chen Y, Shi J (2015) Distinctive effects of TiO2 and CuO
nanoparticles on soil microbes and their community structures in flooded paddy soil. Soil Biol
Biochem 86:24–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.03.011
Yang Y, Wang J, Xiu Z, Alvarez PJ (2013) Impacts of silver nanoparticles on cellular and transcriptional activity of nitrogen-cycling bacteria. Environ Toxicol Chem 32(7):1488–1494. https://
doi.org/10.1002/etc.2230
Yang Y, Quensen J, Mathieu J, Wang Q, Wang J, Li M, Tiedje JM, Alvarez PJ (2014)
Pyrosequencing reveals higher impact of silver nanoparticles than Ag+ on the microbial community structure of activated sludge. Water Research 48:317–325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
watres.2013.09.046
Yuan Z, Li J, Cui L, Xu B, Zhang H, Yu CP (2013) Interaction of silver nanoparticles with
pure nitrifying bacteria. Chemosphere 90(4):1404–1411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
chemosphere.2012.08.032
Zhai Y, Hunting ER, Wouters M, Peijnenburg WJ, Vijver MG (2016) Silver nanoparticles, ions,
and shape governing soil microbial functional diversity: nano shapes micro. Front Microbiol
7:1123. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01123
4 Nano-toxicity to Microbes: Potential Implications of Nanomaterials on Microbial…