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Exploring Microbial Nanotoxicity Against Drug Resistance in Bacteria

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The growing threat of antimicrobial resistance on human health urgently calls for the need to look for novel solutions to mitigate the grave effect of this global problem and save thousands of lives each year. Nanotechnology is an emerging area that is expected to be able to have solutions toward containing the rise and spread of multidrug-resistant microorganisms. The present chapter focuses on understanding the potential of nanomaterials to cope with drug-resistant bacteria. While different types of nanoparticles have emerged as nanoweapons against drug-resistant or multidrug-resistant bacteria, other nanomaterials like quantum dots, nanotubes, dendrimers, fullerenes, and nanoparticle-conjugated antimicrobial peptides or antibiotics are being explored in parallel for their antimicrobial properties. The chapter looks at interactions between nanomaterials and drug-resistant microbes both at the physical and molecular levels to analyze their future potential as significant alternatives to antibiotics.

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Sinha, R., Sadaf, A., Khare, S.K. (2021). Exploring Microbial Nanotoxicity Against Drug Resistance in Bacteria. In: Kumar, V., Guleria, P., Ranjan, S., Dasgupta, N., Lichtfouse, E. (eds) Nanotoxicology and Nanoecotoxicology Vol. 1. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, vol 59. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63241-0_6

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