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| العنوان: |
Ag nanoparticles inhibit the growth of the bryophyte, Physcomitrella patens. |
| المؤلفون: |
Liang, Lin, Tang, Huan, Deng, Zhaoguo, Liu, Yuanfang, Chen, Xing, Wang, Haifang |
| المصدر: |
Ecotoxicology & Environmental Safety; Nov2018, Vol. 164, p739-748, 10p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
SILVER nanoparticles, BRYOPHYTES, PROTONEMATA, SURFACE coatings, GAMETOPHYTES |
| مستخلص: |
Abstract The wide use of Ag nanoparticles (Ag NPs) as antimicrobial agents has resulted in a massive release of Ag NPs into environment, such as water and soil. As bryophytes live ubiquitously in water and soil, their tolerance and response to Ag NPs could be employed as an indicator for the harm of Ag NPs to the environment. Herein, we report the study on the physiological and biochemical responses of bryophytes to Ag NPs with different surface coatings at the gametophyte stages: protonema and leafy gametophyte, by using Physcomitrella patens as a model system. We found that Ag NPs, including AgNPs-B (Ag NPs without surface coating), AgNPs-PVP (Ag NPs coated with poly (N -vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)) and AgNPs-Cit (Ag NPs coated with citrate), were toxic to P. patens in terms of growth and development of the gametophyte. The toxicity was closely related to the concentration and surface coating of Ag NPs, and the growth stage of P. patens. The protonema was more sensitive to Ag NPs than the leafy gametophyte. Ag NPs inhibited the growth of the protonema following the trend of AgNPs-B > AgNPs-Cit > AgNPs-PVP. Ag NPs changed the thylakoid and chlorophyll contents, but did not affect the contents of essential elements in the protonema. At the leafy gametophyte stage, Ag NPs inhibited the growth of P. patens following a different order: AgNPs-Cit > AgNPs-B ≈ AgNPs-PVP. Ag NPs decreased the chlorophyll b content and disturbed the balance of some important essential elements in the leafy gametophytes. Both the dissolved fraction of Ag NPs and Ag NPs per se contributed to the toxicity. This study for the first time reveals the effects of Ag NPs on bryophytes at different growth stages, which calls for more attention to the nanoecotoxicology of Ag NPs. Highlights • Ag NPs inhibited the growth of P. patens. • The protonema was more sensitive to Ag NPs than the leafy germetophyte. • Ag NPs inhibited the growth of the protonema: AgNPs-B > AgNPs-Cit > AgNPs-PVP. • Ag NPs inhibited the growth of the leafy germetophyte: AgNPs-Cit > AgNPs-B≈AgNPs-PVP. • Both dissolution and particulate of Ag NPs contributed to the toxicity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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