Nanoparticles against resistant Pseudomonas spp
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Characterizing Herbivore Resistance Mechanisms: Spittlebugs on Brachiaria spp. as an Example
Published on: June 19, 2011
Mia A Venegas1, Matthew D Bollaert1, Alireza Jafari2
1Biology Department, Harold Washington College, Chicago, IL, United States.
Abstract:
Pseudomonas spp. collected from areas where human regularly comes into contact with were tested for their susceptibility to antibiotics. Twenty-nine samples were collected and screened for Pseudomonas spp. Of the nine isolated strains Pseudomonas spp. six were resistant to antibiotics. A few were used for an antimicrobial study on the interaction with silver and zinc oxide nanoparticles individually and as a mixture. A mixture of silver and zinc oxide nanoparticles showed synergy against resistant Pseudomonas spp.
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