Dissolution of Silver Nanowires and Nanospheres Dictates Their Toxicity to Escherichia coli

Table 1

Characteristics of the applied Escherichia coli strains.

	Characteristics	Designation in the current study	Reference
E. coli MC1061 (pSLlux)	Constitutively bioluminescent; bioluminescence is decreased in response to interference in cellular energy production, effects on membranes, or decreased viability	Bioluminescent E. coli	[27]
E. coli MC1061 (pSLcueR/pDNcopAlux)	Ag^+-induced strain; bioluminescence is increased in response to intracellular Ag^+ ions	Ag^+-induced E. coli	[27]