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Table 1
Different types of microorganisms used for biomimetic synthesis of metallic and metallic oxide nanoparticles in a cost-effective and sustainable manner
NP
Microbial agent
Strain source
Microbial
agent
type
Size
(nm)
Morphology
Crystal
structure
Application
Reference
Ag
Hormoconis resinae
Soil samples, India Fungal
20–80
Spherical
Face-centered
cubic
–
Varshney et al. (2009)
Au,
Pd
Escherichia coli
University of
Birmingham, UK
Bacterial 1.5–2.5 –
–
Catalytic
Deplanche et al.
(2012)
Ag
Rhodococcus
sp.
–
Bacterial
10
Spherical
Face-centered
cubic
–
Otari et al. (2012)
ZnO Aeromonas hydrophila
Institute of
Microbial
Technology
(IMTECH),
Chandigarh
Bacterial
57.72 Spherical and
oval
Wurtzite
Antimicrobial Jayaseelan et al.
(2012)
Ag
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Microbiology
laboratory, Odisha
Bacterial 10–100 Spherical
–
Antimicrobial Behera et al. (2013)
Au
Penicillium crustosum
Soil samples, Iran
Fungal
<100
Spherical
–
–
Barabadi et al. (2014)
Ag
Actinomycetes
sp.
Soil samples, Iran
Bacterial 10–20
Spherical
–
Therapeutic
Abdeen et al. (2014)
Ag
Gluconacetobacter xylinus
Institute of
Microbiology,
Chinese Academy of
Science
Bacterial 40–60
Spherical
Face-centered
cubic
Antimicrobial Li et al. (2015)
Ag
Leuconostoc
mesenteroides
T3
Water kefir grain
Bacterial 40
–
Face-centered
cubic
Antimicrobial Davidovi´ c et al.
(2015)
Au
Streptomyces clavuligerus
Bhitarkanika
Mangrove Forest
Bacterial
8.2 Spherical
Face-centered
cubic
Anticancer
Kumar et al. (2015)
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