Bactericidal Effect of Silver Nanoparticles Against <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>

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Bactericidal Effect of Silver Nanoparticles Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis V. Lakshmi Praba1, M. Kathirvel1, K. Vallayyachari1, K. Surendar1, M. Muthuraj1 ∗, P. Justin Jesuraj2, S. Govindarajan3, and K. V. Raman4 1State TB Training and Demonstration Centre, Government Hospital for Chest Diseases, Gorimedu, Pondicherry 605006, Pondicherry, India 2Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Department of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Trichy 620024, Tamilnadu, India 3Government Chest Clinic, Ambour Salai, Pondicherry 605001, India 4Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services, New Saram, Pondicherry, India