Size-dependent cytotoxicity of silver nanoparticles to Azotobacter vinelandii: Growth inhibition, cell injury, oxidative stress and internalization

• Li Zhang,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China

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• Lingli Wu,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China

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• Youbin Si ,

  Roles Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: youbinsi@ahau.edu.cn

  Affiliation Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2270-2949

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• Kunhui Shu

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliation Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Farmland Ecological Conservation and Pollution Prevention, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China

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