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The influence of selected nanomaterials on microorganisms

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Nanotechnologies belong to the latest technologies, which have a wide range of applications in medicine, electrotechnology or in screening methods. However, there is still a lack of information about their effects on the environment, microorganisms or their possible applications in wastewater treatments for micropollutants removal. This study focuses on the interaction of selected types of nanomaterials with different gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, filamentous fungi, and yeasts. Tested nanomaterials were on carbon base–nanodiamonds, carbon nanotubes, and graphene oxide. The results show antimicrobial effect of carbon nanotubes or graphene oxide on gram-positive bacteria. The inhibitory effect depended on the mode of interaction between cells and tested nanomaterial. A mutagenic activity of tested nanomaterials was found for the boron doped diamond powder with nominal size of the particles 500 nm in two highest concentrations.

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Acknowledgements

This research was financially supported by the Grant agency of the Czech Republic 15-01687S and Scientific Grant Agency of the Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sports VEGA 1/0543/15. Authors would like to thank STU for the financial support “Grantová schéma na podporu mladých výskumníkov: Výskyt najviac používaných antibiotík v odpadových vodách v Bratislave a ich možný spôsob degradácie”.

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  1. Institute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Paula Brandeburová, Jozef Tichý & Tomáš Mackuľak

  2. Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Lucia Bírošová

  3. Institute of Electronics and Photonics, Faculty of Electronics and Informatics, Slovak University of Technology, Ilkovičova 3, 812 19, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Marián Vojs

  4. Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Science, Cukrovarnícka 10/112, 162 00, Prague 6, Czech Republic

    Alexander Kromka

  5. Department of Inorganic Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, 812 37, Bratislava, Slovakia

    Miroslav Gál & Ján Híveš

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Brandeburová, P., Bírošová, L., Vojs, M. et al. The influence of selected nanomaterials on microorganisms. Monatsh Chem 148, 525–530 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-016-1911-7

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