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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Bacterial Adaptive Responses to Green and Chemically Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles: Implications for Resistance Development.

Akamu J Ewunkem, Joy T Godbolt, Josiah Dixon, Jordan Queenie, Larisa C Kiki, Monela Ntonifor, Uchenna Iloghalu

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Akamu J EwunkemDepartment of Biological Sciences, Winston Salem State University, Winston Salem, NC 27110, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3441-9881
Joy T GodboltDepartment of Biological Sciences, Winston Salem State University, Winston Salem, NC 27110, USA.
Josiah DixonDepartment of Biological Sciences, Winston Salem State University, Winston Salem, NC 27110, USA.
Jordan QueenieDepartment of Biological Sciences, Winston Salem State University, Winston Salem, NC 27110, USA.
Larisa C KikiApplied Science & Technology, North Carolina A and T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-0499-0355
Monela NtoniforApplied Science & Technology, North Carolina A and T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-6001-3836
Uchenna IloghaluDepartment of Biological Sciences, Winston Salem State University, Winston Salem, NC 27110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5938-0664

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The misuse of antibiotics is causing widespread antibiotic resistance, creating an urgent need for new treatment options such as nanoparticle-based therapies. This study aimed to compare silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) produced via green synthesis methods with those made through traditional chemical processes. Furthermore, the study investigated and contrasted the bacterial responses to these two types of AgNPs over a 21-day period of selection pressure using experimental evolution techniques. Analysis using scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy revealed a consistent, uniform morphology among the AgNPs produced via chemical methods. In contrast, AgNPs synthesized through green methods displayed an irregular morphology. Despite these morphological differences, all nanoparticles from both synthesis approaches were under 100 nm in diameter. These findings were further supported by the absorption spectrum data, which showed a maximum absorption peak between the 400 and 500 nm wavelength range.

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E. coliexperimental evolutionpolymorphismresistancesilver nanoparticles

Identifiers

PMID42347295
PMCPMC13306010

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