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1371/journal.pone.0134337
Jenke-Kodama H, Sandmann A, Müller R, Dittmann E (2005) Evolutionary implications of
bacterial polyketide synthases. Mol Biol Evol 22:2027–2039. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/
msi193
Kalabegishvili TL, Murusidze IG, Kirkesali EI et al (2015) Possibilities of physical methods in
development of microbial nanotechnology. Eur Chem Bull 4:43–49. https://doi.org/10.17628/
ECB.2015.4.43-49
Khot L, Sankaran S, Maja J et al (2012) Applications of nanomaterials in agricultural production
and crop protection: a review. Crop Prot 35:64–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CROPRO.2012.
01.007
Kim JS, Kuk E, Yu KN et al (2007) Antimicrobial effects of silver nanoparticles. Nanomedicine
3:95–101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2006.12.001
Lara HH, Ayala-Núñez NV, del Ixtepan Turrent LC, Rodríguez Padilla C (2010) Bactericidal effect
of silver nanoparticles against multidrug-resistant bacteria. World J Microbiol Biotechnol
26:615–621. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-009-0211-3
Liu WT (2006) Nanoparticles and their biological and environmental applications. J Biosci Bioeng
102:1–7. https://doi.org/10.1263/JBB.102.1
Mahmoudi M, Simchi A, Imani M, Häfeli UO (2009) Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
with rigid cross-linked polyethylene glycol fumarate coating for application in imaging and drug
delivery. J Phys Chem C 113:8124–8131. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp900798r
Manivasagan P, Venkatesan J, Sivakumar K, Kim SK (2013) RETRACTED: marine
actinobacterial metabolites: current status and future perspectives. Microbiol Res
168:311–332. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MICRES.2013.02.002
Marambio-Jones C, Hoek EMV (2010) A review of the antibacterial effects of silver nanomaterials
and potential implications for human health and the environment. J Nanopart Res
12:1531–1551. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-010-9900-y
McLean TC, Hoskisson PA, Seipke RF (2016) Coordinate regulation of antimycin and candicidin
biosynthesis. mSphere 1:e00305–e00316. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00305-16
Noda-García L, Barona-Gómez F (2013) Enzyme evolution beyond gene duplication. Mob Genet
Elem 3:e26439. https://doi.org/10.4161/mge.26439
Olano C, Méndez C, Salas JA (2009) Antitumor compounds from marine actinomycetes. Mar
Drugs 7:210–248. https://doi.org/10.3390/md7020210
Payne DJ, Gwynn MN, Holmes DJ, Pompliano DL (2007) Drugs for bad bugs: confronting the
challenges of antibacterial discovery. Nat Rev Drug Discov 6:29–40. https://doi.org/10.1038/
nrd2201
Polti MA, Amoroso MJ, Abate CM (2007) Chromium(VI) resistance and removal by actinomycete
strains isolated from sediments. Chemosphere 67:660–667. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
chemosphere.2006.11.008
Polti M, Amoroso M, Abate C (2010) Chromate reductase activity in Streptomyces sp. MC1. J Gen
Appl Microbiol 56:11–18. https://doi.org/10.2323/jgam.56.11
Raghupathi KR, Koodali RT, Manna AC (2011) Size-dependent bacterial growth inhibition and
mechanism of antibacterial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles. Langmuir 27:4020–4028.
https://doi.org/10.1021/la104825u
Rai M, Gade A, Yadav A (2011) Biogenic nanoparticles: an introduction to what they are, how they
are synthesized and their applications. In: Metal nanoparticles in microbiology. Springer, Berlin/
Heidelberg, pp 1–14
Ramanathan R, O’Mullane AP, Parikh RY et al (2011) Bacterial kinetics-controlled shape-directed
biosynthesis of silver nanoplates using Morganella psychrotolerans. Langmuir 27:714–719.
https://doi.org/10.1021/la1036162
Ridley CP, Lee HY, Khosla C (2008) Evolution of polyketide synthases in bacteria. Proc Natl Acad
Sci U S A 105:4595–4600. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0710107105
212
D. Costa et al.