Graphene Oxide and Bacteria Interactions. What is Known and What Should We Expect?

Graphene-based nanomaterials have gained over the last two decades’ considerable attention due to their intrinsic physicochemical properties that are or can potentially be exploited. Besides, a lot of concern regarding the potential toxicity of graphene-based nanomaterials has emerged. One aspect of this concern is the interactions between graphene-based materials and different environmental compartments, especially indigenous microbial communities. As recent research showed that these graphene-based materials impacted bacterial pure culture or bacterial communities, these interactions have to be further studied to better understand and assess the fate of these materials in the environment.