Toxicological effects on soil microbes following silver nanoparticle exposure

This study examined the effects on soil microbial health of silver nanoparticle exposure using genomics-based endpoints. We compared the use of 16S community profiling coupled with functional predictions to metatranscriptomic sequencing. We found that genomics-based endpoints can be more sensitive than traditional toxicological endpoints that are widely used in the assessment of soil microbial health.