ArticleScientific reports2016
Silver Nanoparticles Impact Biofilm Communities and Mussel Settlement.
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- Insights into the role of crustose coralline algae microbiomes on coral larval settlement in the Great Barrier Reef.Environmental microbiome · 2026Article
- Enhancing Polydimethylsiloxane with Silver Nanoparticles for Biomedical Coatings.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Light and dark biofilm adaptation impacts larval settlement in diverse coral species.Environmental microbiome · 2025Article
- Metallic and non-metallic nanoparticles from plant, animal, and fisheries wastes: potential and valorization for application in agriculture.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Review
- Nanoparticle, a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of infective endocarditis.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2022Review
- Trace Metal Contamination Impacts Predicted Functions More Than Structure of Marine Prokaryotic Biofilm Communities in an Anthropized Coastal Area.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Article
- AgNPs Change Microbial Community Structures of Wastewater.Frontiers in microbiology · 2018Article
- Antifouling Compounds from Marine Macroalgae.Marine drugs · 2017Review
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Abstract
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) demonstrating good antimicrobial activity are widely used in many fields. However, the impact of AgNPs on the community structures of marine biofilms that drive biogeochemical cycling processes and the recruitment of marine invertebrate larvae remains unknown. Here, we employed MiSeq sequencing technology to evaluate the bacterial communities of 28-day-old marine biofilms formed on glass, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), and PDMS filled with AgNPs and subsequently tested the influence of these marine biofilms on plantigrade settlement by the mussel Mytilus coruscus. AgNP-filled PDMS significantly reduced the dry weight and bacterial density of biofilms compared with the glass and PDMS controls. AgNP incorporation impacted bacterial communities by reducing the relative abundance of Flavobacteriaceae (phylum: Bacteroidetes) and increasing the relative abundance of Vibrionaceae (phylum: Proteobacteria) in 28-day-old biofilms compared to PDMS. The settlement rate of M. coruscus on 28-day-old biofilms developed on AgNPs was lower by >30% compared to settlement on control biofilms. Thus, the incorporation of AgNPs influences biofilm bacterial communities in the marine environment and subsequently inhibits mussel settlement.
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