Low Concentrations of Silver Nanoparticles Inhibit Spore Germination and Disturb Gender Differentiation of Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn

• Published in: Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 12; no. 10; p. 1730
• Main Authors: Lu, Zhenwei, Yin, Liyan, Li, Wei, Jiang, Hong-Sheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 18.05.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Aquatic environment; aquatic fern; Aquatic plants; Ceratopteris thalictroides; Differentiation; Drinking water; Ferns; Filtrate; Gametophytes; Germination; Hermaphrodites; Low concentrations; Microscopy; Nanoparticles; Particle size; Sex; Sex differentiation; sex-dependent response; Silver; silver nanoparticles; Spore germination; Toxicity; Water quality; United States > US; Germany; spore germination; sex-dependent response; aquatic fern; silver nanoparticles; aquatic plants; Ceratopteris thalictroides

Because of their excellent antibacterial properties, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used in all walks of life, which has caused them to be discharged into aquatic environments with possible negative effects on aquatic plants. In the present study, we used an aquatic fern, , as a model to in...