Beneficial Microbes as Novel Microbial
Cell Factories in Nanobiotechnology:
Potentials in Nanomedicine
E. A. Adebayo, I. C. Oladipo, J. A. Badmus, and A. Lateef
1 Introduction
The uniqueness of microorganisms and their unpredictable nature and biosynthetic
capabilities with unusual amenability in a given environment and cultural conditions have made them quality agents for solving particularly difficult life problems
such as health challenges. Generally, probiotics are microbes known to play valuable
roles in health care delivery and nutrition. Probiotics as defined by FAO/WHO are
live microbes which confer adequate protection against illness when administered
in right doses (FAO/WHO 2006; Ozen, and Dinleyici 2015). It can also otherwise
be defined as live microbial feed supplements which improve the colon health of
animals and human by modulating the intestinal microbiota (Nagpal et al. 2012)
and fortify mucosal defense system against pathogens (Yazdi et al. 2017). Probiotics
are important for sustaining gastrointestinal tract stability, averting colon infection
E. A. Adebayo · I. C. Oladipo · J. A. Badmus · A. Lateef
Nanotechnology Research Group (NANO +), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB
4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
E. A. Adebayo · A. Lateef
Department of Pure and Applied Biology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB 4000,
Ogbomoso, Nigeria
I. C. Oladipo
Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB
4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
J. A. Badmus
Department of Biochemistry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB 4000, Ogbomoso,
Nigeria
A. Lateef (B)
Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology and Nanobiotechnology, Ladoke Akintola University of
Technology, PMB 4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
e-mail: agbaje72@yahoo.com; alateef@lautech.edu.ng
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
A. Lateef et al. (eds.), Microbial Nanobiotechnology, Materials Horizons: From Nature
to Nanomaterials, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4777-9_11
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Cell Factories in Nanobiotechnology:
Potentials in Nanomedicine
E. A. Adebayo, I. C. Oladipo, J. A. Badmus, and A. Lateef
1 Introduction
The uniqueness of microorganisms and their unpredictable nature and biosynthetic
capabilities with unusual amenability in a given environment and cultural conditions have made them quality agents for solving particularly difficult life problems
such as health challenges. Generally, probiotics are microbes known to play valuable
roles in health care delivery and nutrition. Probiotics as defined by FAO/WHO are
live microbes which confer adequate protection against illness when administered
in right doses (FAO/WHO 2006; Ozen, and Dinleyici 2015). It can also otherwise
be defined as live microbial feed supplements which improve the colon health of
animals and human by modulating the intestinal microbiota (Nagpal et al. 2012)
and fortify mucosal defense system against pathogens (Yazdi et al. 2017). Probiotics
are important for sustaining gastrointestinal tract stability, averting colon infection
E. A. Adebayo · I. C. Oladipo · J. A. Badmus · A. Lateef
Nanotechnology Research Group (NANO +), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB
4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
E. A. Adebayo · A. Lateef
Department of Pure and Applied Biology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB 4000,
Ogbomoso, Nigeria
I. C. Oladipo
Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB
4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
J. A. Badmus
Department of Biochemistry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, PMB 4000, Ogbomoso,
Nigeria
A. Lateef (B)
Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology and Nanobiotechnology, Ladoke Akintola University of
Technology, PMB 4000, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
e-mail: agbaje72@yahoo.com; alateef@lautech.edu.ng
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
A. Lateef et al. (eds.), Microbial Nanobiotechnology, Materials Horizons: From Nature
to Nanomaterials, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4777-9_11
315