Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 103-109 , February 2010

Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their synergistic effect with antibiotics: a study against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

  • Amanulla Mohammed Fayaz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • CAS in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: CAS in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India.
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  • Kulandaivelu Balaji, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Orchid Healthcare (A division of Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd.), Chennai, India
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  • Morukattu Girilal, PhD

      Affiliations

    • CAS in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai, India
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  • Ruchi Yadav, MTech

      Affiliations

    • Department of Bioinformatics, Sathyabama University, Chennai, India
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  • Pudupalayam Thangavelu Kalaichelvan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • CAS in Botany, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai, India
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  • Ramasamy Venketesan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Ocean and Science Technology for Islands, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai, India

Received 15 July 2008 ,Accepted 23 April 2009.

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 No conflict of interest was reported by the authors of this article.

PII: S1549-9634(09)00091-4

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2009.04.006

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 103-109 , February 2010

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