References & Sources

A bacterium’s silver touch

A metal-munching bacterial strain can synthesize silver-containing crystals with well-defined compositions and distinct shapes.

References:

Klaus, T., et al. 1999. Silver-based crystalline nanoparticles, microbially fabricated. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 96(Nov. 23):13611.

Sources:

Tanja Klaus
Department of Materials Science
The Ångström Laboratory
Uppsala University
P.O. Box 534, SE-751
21 Uppsala
Sweden

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 23, December 4, 1999, p. 367. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.