Is it true that some nanomaterials could promote antibiotic resistance in bacteria?

L'Hocine L.H" Yahia @LHocine_Yahia2

11 November 2012 0 5K Report

Could nanomaterials promote the horizontal transfer of antibiotic-resitance genes between bacteria ?

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