African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles by Aspergillus niger, Fusarium oxysporum and Alternaria solani

Amal Abdulaziz Abdullah Al juraifani*
  • Amal Abdulaziz Abdullah Al juraifani*
  • Department of Biology, College of Science, University Of Dammam, P. O. Box 383 Dammam 31113, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Azzah Ali Ghazwani
  • Azzah Ali Ghazwani
  • Department of Biology, College of Science, University Of Dammam, P. O. Box 383 Dammam 31113, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 07 February 2015
  •  Accepted: 26 June 2015
  •  Published: 30 July 2015

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