Applications of Microbe-Based Nanoparticles …
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The first report on bacterial AgNPs synthesis was studied in Pseudomonas stutzeri
AG259. Result indicated the presence of 200 nm size with equilateral- and triangularshaped AgNPs, accumulated in the periplasm (Klaus et al. 1999). In another study,
Streptococcus thermophilus was used to synthesize spherical-shaped, 28–122 nm
size AgNPs (El-Shanshoury et al. 2011). Juibari et al. (2011) synthesized 10–100 nm
size, spherical-shaped AgNPs by using Ureibacillus thermosphaericus. Otari et al.
(2014) exercised the synthesis of spherical-shaped AgNPs having the dimensions of
10–15 nm size in Rhodococcus sp. In yet another study, monodispersed, 5–15 nm
size AuNPs were reported in Rhodococcus sp. (Ahmad et al. 2003a, b). Rhodopseudomonas palustris was reported to synthesize 8.0 ± 0.25 nm size CdSNPs in the cytoplasm (Bai et al. 2009). Sinha et al. (2012) synthesized spherical-shaped mercurybased nanoparticle in the size range of 2–5 nm sized by Enterobacter species. Formation of 30 nm size zinc sulfide nanoparticle was achieved by using Desulforibrio
caledoiensis (Qi et al. 2013).
2.3 Nanoparticle Synthesis Using Fungi
Myconanotechnology is a developing, pragmatic division of nanotechnology which
deals with the study of fungi for the nanoparticle synthesis (Kashyap et al. 2013).
The ability of the fungi to multiply on inexpensive substrates and synthesis of
economically important metabolites, proteins and enzymes have attracted considerable interest to harness them as promising candidate for tailor-made nanoparticles
(Table 4).
Prasad and Jha (2010) reported rapid method of biosynthesis of spherical-shaped,
3.57 ± 0.21 nm size CdS nanoparticle using Saccharomyces cerevisiae. For the
first time, biomass of Aspergillus flavus was used to synthesize oval- and sphericalshaped, 62–74 nm size TiO 2 NPs (Rajakumara et al. 2012). Vijayanandan and Balakrishnan (2018) reported that, Aspergillus nidulans synthesized spherical-shaped, 20–
29 nm size cobalt oxide nanoparticles using sulfur-bearing proteins acting as a
capping agent. Zinc oxide nanoparticles with spherical-shaped 53–69 nm in size
were biosynthesized using culture filtrates of A. niger (Kalpana et al. 2018). Azoarcus
sp. CIB synthesized spherical-shaped SeNPs having average size of 123 ± 35 nm
(Fernández-Llamosas et al. 2016). In another study, for the first time, Sarkar et al.
(2011) reported the synthesis of spherical-shaped, SeNPs of 30–15 nm size using
the culture filtrate of Alternaria alternata. Moghaddam et al. (2017) synthesized
hexagonal-shaped ZnONPs having 10–61 nm size in Pichia kudriavzevii. In another
study, AgNPs was synthesized from Saccharomyces boulardii with 3–10 nm size
(Kaler et al. 2013). Also, spherical-shaped, 20–50 nm size AgNPs were fabricated
using Fusarium oxysporum (Durán et al. 2005).
Mohammadian and Shojaosadati (2007) biosynthesized spherical-shaped 5–
60 nm in size AgNPs using F. oxysporum, while Maliszewska et al. (2013) utilized
Penicillium nalgiovense AJ15 for spherical-shaped AgNPs synthesis with the particle
size 25.2 ± 2.8 nm. In another study, Singh et al. (2014) exercised endophytic
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The first report on bacterial AgNPs synthesis was studied in Pseudomonas stutzeri
AG259. Result indicated the presence of 200 nm size with equilateral- and triangularshaped AgNPs, accumulated in the periplasm (Klaus et al. 1999). In another study,
Streptococcus thermophilus was used to synthesize spherical-shaped, 28–122 nm
size AgNPs (El-Shanshoury et al. 2011). Juibari et al. (2011) synthesized 10–100 nm
size, spherical-shaped AgNPs by using Ureibacillus thermosphaericus. Otari et al.
(2014) exercised the synthesis of spherical-shaped AgNPs having the dimensions of
10–15 nm size in Rhodococcus sp. In yet another study, monodispersed, 5–15 nm
size AuNPs were reported in Rhodococcus sp. (Ahmad et al. 2003a, b). Rhodopseudomonas palustris was reported to synthesize 8.0 ± 0.25 nm size CdSNPs in the cytoplasm (Bai et al. 2009). Sinha et al. (2012) synthesized spherical-shaped mercurybased nanoparticle in the size range of 2–5 nm sized by Enterobacter species. Formation of 30 nm size zinc sulfide nanoparticle was achieved by using Desulforibrio
caledoiensis (Qi et al. 2013).
2.3 Nanoparticle Synthesis Using Fungi
Myconanotechnology is a developing, pragmatic division of nanotechnology which
deals with the study of fungi for the nanoparticle synthesis (Kashyap et al. 2013).
The ability of the fungi to multiply on inexpensive substrates and synthesis of
economically important metabolites, proteins and enzymes have attracted considerable interest to harness them as promising candidate for tailor-made nanoparticles
(Table 4).
Prasad and Jha (2010) reported rapid method of biosynthesis of spherical-shaped,
3.57 ± 0.21 nm size CdS nanoparticle using Saccharomyces cerevisiae. For the
first time, biomass of Aspergillus flavus was used to synthesize oval- and sphericalshaped, 62–74 nm size TiO 2 NPs (Rajakumara et al. 2012). Vijayanandan and Balakrishnan (2018) reported that, Aspergillus nidulans synthesized spherical-shaped, 20–
29 nm size cobalt oxide nanoparticles using sulfur-bearing proteins acting as a
capping agent. Zinc oxide nanoparticles with spherical-shaped 53–69 nm in size
were biosynthesized using culture filtrates of A. niger (Kalpana et al. 2018). Azoarcus
sp. CIB synthesized spherical-shaped SeNPs having average size of 123 ± 35 nm
(Fernández-Llamosas et al. 2016). In another study, for the first time, Sarkar et al.
(2011) reported the synthesis of spherical-shaped, SeNPs of 30–15 nm size using
the culture filtrate of Alternaria alternata. Moghaddam et al. (2017) synthesized
hexagonal-shaped ZnONPs having 10–61 nm size in Pichia kudriavzevii. In another
study, AgNPs was synthesized from Saccharomyces boulardii with 3–10 nm size
(Kaler et al. 2013). Also, spherical-shaped, 20–50 nm size AgNPs were fabricated
using Fusarium oxysporum (Durán et al. 2005).
Mohammadian and Shojaosadati (2007) biosynthesized spherical-shaped 5–
60 nm in size AgNPs using F. oxysporum, while Maliszewska et al. (2013) utilized
Penicillium nalgiovense AJ15 for spherical-shaped AgNPs synthesis with the particle
size 25.2 ± 2.8 nm. In another study, Singh et al. (2014) exercised endophytic