title: Effects of broth composition and light condition on antimicrobial susceptibility testing of ionic silver.
abstract: In this study, the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of AgNO3 against bacteria were investigated in a variety of microorganism culture broths. Broth- and light-dependent MIC values were observed and correlated negatively with nano-Ag speciation development. We advocate here the importance of broth and light standardization in Ag antimicrobial test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, China.
authors.forename: Shaokun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Australia. Electronic address: Lihong.Liu@curtin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Lihong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Australia.
authors.forename: Vishnu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pareek
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Nanochemistry Research Institute, Curtin University, Australia.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Jiaozuo People Hospital, Jiaozuo, Henan Province, China.
authors.forename: Junli
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Australia. Electronic address: Shaomin.Liu@curtin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Shaomin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000592:standards; D012834:Silver / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D012834:Silver
keywords: Antimicrobial susceptibility; Broth; Ionic silver; MIC; Silver chloride/silver nanoparticle