Antimicrobial properties of CuO nanorods and multi-armed nanoparticles against B. anthracis vegetative cells and endospores

• Pratibha Pandey,
• Merwyn S. Packiyaraj,
• Himangini Nigam,
• Gauri S. Agarwal,
• Beer Singh and
• Manoj K. Patra

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 789–800, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.91

• inorganic agents compared to organic antimicrobial agents [8]. The safe and efficient decontamination of civilian water resources and facilities after an attack with B. anthracis is a potential application for nanomaterials. A considerable amount of research was published recently in the field of