Figure 7.
Bacterial taxonomic composition analysis after exposure to nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO NPs). Bacterial taxonomic assignment was at the phylum level and samples were compared according to NiO NPs concentrations at 1 day and 4 weeks after instillation. NiO NPs induced the change in lung microbial composition in rats at 1 day after instillation. C: control group; L: low-dose group (50 cm2/rat); H: high-dose group (150 cm2/rat).