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Antimicrobial silver: uses, toxicity and potential for resistance

Biometals, 2013-08, Vol.26 (4), p.609-621 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 ;ISSN: 0966-0844 ;EISSN: 1572-8773 ;DOI: 10.1007/s10534-013-9645-z ;PMID: 23771576

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Title:
Antimicrobial silver: uses, toxicity and potential for resistance
Author: Mijnendonckx, Kristel ; Leys, Natalie ; Mahillon, Jacques ; Silver, Simon ; Van Houdt, Rob
Subjects: Anti-Infective Agents - adverse effects ; Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology ; Antimicrobial agents ; Biochemistry ; Biomedical and Life Sciences ; Cell Biology ; Drug Resistance, Bacterial ; Human exposure ; Life Sciences ; Medicine/Public Health ; Microbiology ; Nanoparticles ; Pharmacology/Toxicology ; Plant Physiology ; Silver ; Silver - adverse effects ; Silver - pharmacology ; Silver Compounds - adverse effects ; Silver Compounds - pharmacology ; Toxicity
Is Part Of: Biometals, 2013-08, Vol.26 (4), p.609-621
Description: This review gives a comprehensive overview of the widespread use and toxicity of silver compounds in many biological applications. Moreover, the bacterial silver resistance mechanisms and their spread in the environment are discussed. This study shows that it is important to understand in detail how silver and silver nanoparticles exert their toxicity and to understand how bacteria acquire silver resistance. Silver ions have shown to possess strong antimicrobial properties but cause no immediate and serious risk for human health, which led to an extensive use of silver-based products in many applications. However, the risk of silver nanoparticles is not yet clarified and their widespread use could increase silver release in the environment, which can have negative impacts on ecosystems. Moreover, it is shown that silver resistance determinants are widely spread among environmental and clinically relevant bacteria. These resistance determinants are often located on mobile genetic elements, facilitating their spread. Therefore, detailed knowledge of the silver toxicity and resistance mechanisms can improve its applications and lead to a better understanding of the impact on human health and ecosystems.
Publisher: Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands
Language: English;Dutch
Identifier: ISSN: 0966-0844
EISSN: 1572-8773
DOI: 10.1007/s10534-013-9645-z
PMID: 23771576
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Antimicrobial silver: uses, toxicity and potential for resistance

Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 ;ISSN: 0966-0844 ;EISSN: 1572-8773 ;DOI: 10.1007/s10534-013-9645-z ;PMID: 23771576

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