Mechanism of bactericidal activity of Silver Nitrate - a concentration dependent bi-functional molecule

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Sureshbabu Ram Kumar Pandian²  Venkataraman Deepak²  Kalimuthu Kalishwaralal²  Pushpa Viswanathan¹  Sangiliyandi Gurunathan² 

[1] ,Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology Department of BiotechnologyAnand Nagar Tamilnadu ,India

关键词: Silver nitrate;    Bacillus licheniformis;    nanoparticle synthesis;    apoptosis;    DNA fragmentation;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822010000300033

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Silver nitrate imparts different functions on bacteria depending upon its concentration. At lower concentration it induced synthesis of nanoparticles, whereas at higher concentrations it induced cell death. Bacillus licheniformis was used as model system. The MIC was 5 mM, and it induced catalase production, apoptotic body formation and DNA fragmentation.

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