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Novel pegylated silver coated carbon nanotubes kill Salmonella but they are non-toxic to eukaryotic cells

BACKGROUND: Resistance of food borne pathogens such as Salmonella to existing antibiotics is of grave concern. Silver coated single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs-Ag) have broad-spectrum antibacterial activity and may be a good treatment alternative. However, toxicity to human cells due to their ph...

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Autores principales: Chaudhari, Atul A, Jasper, Shanese L, Dosunmu, Ejovwoke, Miller, Michael E, Arnold, Robert D, Singh, Shree R, Pillai, Shreekumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4377206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25888864
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12951-015-0085-5