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Dasgupta N, Shivendu R, Shraddha M, Ashutosh K, Chidambaram R
(2016c) Fabrication of food grade vitamin E nanoemulsion by low
energy approach: characterization and its application. Int J Food Prop
19(3):700–708. https://doi.org/10.1080/10942912.2015.1042587
Delay M, Frimmel FH (2012) Nanoparticles in aquatic systems. Anal
Bioanal Chem 402:583–592. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-0115443-z
Deryabin DG, Aleshina ES, Vasilchenko AS, Deryabin TD, Efremova LV, Karimov IF, Korolevskay LB (2013) Investigation of
copper nanoparticles antibacterial mechanisms tested by luminescent Escherichia coli strains. Nanotechnol Russ 8(5):402–408
Dimkpa CO (2014) Can nanotechnology deliver the promised benefits
without negatively impacting soil microbial life? J Basic Microbiol
2014(54):1–16. https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.201400298
Dinesh R, Anandaraj M, Srinivasan V, Hamza S (2012) Engineered
nanoparticles in the soil and their potential implications to microbial
activity. Geoderma 173:19–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.
2011.12.018
Ditta A, Arshad M, Ibrahim M (2015) Nanoparticles in sustainable
agricultural crop production: applications and perspectives. In:
Siddiqui MH, Al-Whaibi MH, Mohammad F (eds) Nanotechnology
and plant sciences: nanoparticles and their impact on plants.
Springer, Berlin, pp 55–75. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-31914502-4
Du W, Sun Y, Ji R, Zhu J, Wu J, Guo H (Du) TiO2 and ZnO
nanoparticles negatively affect wheat growth and soil enzyme
activities in agricultural soil. J Environ Monit 13:822–828
El-Shaer A, Abdelfatah M, Mahmoud KR, Momay S, Eraky MR
(2020) Correlation between photoluminescence and positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy to characterize defects in calcined
MgO nanoparticles as a first step to explain antibacterial activity.
J Alloys Compd 817:152799
Emeka EE, Ojiefoh OC, Aleruchi C (2014) Evaluation of antibacterial
activities of silver nanoparticles green-synthesized using pineapple
leaf (Ananas comosus). Micron 57:1–5
Fan R, Huang YC, Grusak MA, Huang CP, Sherrier DJ (2014) Effects
of nano-TiO 2 on the agronomically-relevant Rhizobium -legume
symbiosis. Sci Total Environ 466–467:503–512. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.scitotenv.2013.07.032
Fatima R, Priya M, Indurthi L, Radhakrishnan V, Sudhakaran R (2020)
Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using red algae Portieria
hornemannii and its antibacterial activity against fish pathogens.
Microb Pathog 138:103780
Fernández MD, Alonso-Blázquez MN, García-Gómez C, Babin M
(2014) Evaluation of zinc oxide nanoparticle toxicity in sludge
products applied to agricultural soil using multispecies soil systems.
Sci Total Environ 497:688–696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.
2014.07.085
Feroze N, Arshad B, Younas M, Afridi MI, Saqib S, Ayaz A (2020)
Fungal mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and evaluation of
antibacterial activity. Microsc Res Techniq 83(1):72–80
Ferreira GF, Baltazar LEM, Santos JR, Monteiro AS, Fraga LA,
Resende-Stoianoff MA, Santos DA (2013) The role of oxidative and
nitrosative bursts caused by azoles and amphotericin B against the
fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii. J Antimicrob Chemother
68:1801–1811
Fu L, Wang Z, Dhankher OP, Xing B (2020) Nanotechnology as a new
sustainable approach for controlling crop diseases and increasing
agricultural production. J Exp Bot 71(2):507–519. https://doi.org/
10.1093/jxb/erz314
García-Gómez C, Babin M, Obrador A, Álvarez JM, Fernández MD
(2015) Integrating ecotoxicity and chemical approaches to compare
the effects of ZnO nanoparticles, ZnO bulk, and ZnCl 2 on plants and
microorganisms in a natural soil. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22
(21):16803–16813. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4867-y
Garner KL, Keller AA (2014) Emerging patterns for engineered
nanomaterials in the environment: a review of fate and toxicity
studies. J Nanopart Res 16:2503. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051014-2503-2
Ge Y, Schimel JP, Holden PA (2011) Evidence for negative effects of
TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles on soil bacterial communities. Environ
Sci Technol 45:1659–1664
Ge Y, Schimel JP, Holden PA (2012) Identification of soil bacteria
susceptible to TiO 2 and ZnO nanoparticles. Appl Environ Microbiol
78(18):6749–6758. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00941-12
Ghasemian E, Naghoni A, Tabaraie B, Tabaraie T (2012) In vitro
susceptibility of filamentous fungi to copper nanoparticles assessed
by rapid XTT colorimetry and agar dilution method. J Mycol Med
22:322–328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mycmed.2012.09.006
Giannousi K, Avramidis I, Dendrinou-Samara C (2013) Synthesis,
characterization and evaluation of copperbased nanoparticles as
agrochemicals against Phytophthora infestans. RSC Adv 3:21743–
21752. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ra42118j
Grillo R, Abhilash PC, Fraceto LF (2016) Nanotechnology applied to
bio-encapsulation of pesticides. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 16:1231–
1234. https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2016.12332
Hajipour MJ, Fromm KM, Ashkarran AA, de Aberasturi DJ, de
Larramendi IR, Rojo T, Serpooshan V, Parak WJ, Mahmoudi M
(2012) Antibacterial properties of nanoparticles. Trends Biotechnol
30(10):499–511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2012.06.004
Handy RD, von der Kammer F, Lead JR, Richard Owen MH, Crane M
(2008) The ecotoxicology and chemistry of manufactured nanoparticles. Ecotoxicology 17:287–314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646008-0199-8
He X, Aker WG, Leszczynski J, Hwang H-M (2014) Using a holistic
approach to assess the impact of engineered nanomaterials inducing
toxicity in aquatic systems. J Food Drug Anal 22:128–146. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.jfda.2014.01.011
Holden PA, Klaessig F, Turco RF, Priester J, Rico CM, Arias HA,
Mortimer M, PacpacoK,Gardea-Torresdey JL (2014) Evaluation of
exposure concentrations used in assessing manufactured nanomaterial environmental hazards: are they relevant? Environ Sci
Technol 48(18):10541–10551. https://doi.org/10.1021/es502440s
Holden PA, Nisbet RM, Lenihan HS, Miller RJ, Cherr GN, Schimel JP,
Gardea-Torresdey JL (2013) Ecological nanotoxicology: integrating
nanomaterial hazard considerations across the subcellular, population, community, and ecosystems levels. Acc Chem Res 46:813–
822
Hong J, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL (2013) Nanomaterials
in agricultural production: benefits and possible threats? In:
Shamim N, Sharma VK (eds) Sustainable nanotechnology and the
environment: advances and achievements, vol 1124, ACS symposium series. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, pp 73–
90. https://doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1124.ch001
Horst AM, Neal AC, Mielke RE, Sislian PR, Suh WH, Mädler L,
Stucky GD, Holden PA (2010) Dispersion of TiO 2 nanoparticle
agglomerates by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Appl Environ Microbiol 76:7292–7298
Huang J, Zhan G, Zheng B, Sun D, Lu F, Lin Y, Chen H, Zheng Z,
Zheng Y, Li Q (2011) Biogenic silver nanoparticles by Cacumen
platycladi extract: synthesis, formation mechanism and antibacterial
activity. Ind Eng Chem Res 50:9095–9106
Jacob TR, Peres NT, Martins MP, Lang EA, Sanches PR, Rossi A,
Martinez-Ross NM (2015) Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) as a
Interaction of Nanoparticles with Microbes
185
nanoparticles with a “side-on” or “end on” conformation. Chem
Biol Int 253:100–111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbi.2016.05.018
Dasgupta N, Shivendu R, Shraddha M, Ashutosh K, Chidambaram R
(2016c) Fabrication of food grade vitamin E nanoemulsion by low
energy approach: characterization and its application. Int J Food Prop
19(3):700–708. https://doi.org/10.1080/10942912.2015.1042587
Delay M, Frimmel FH (2012) Nanoparticles in aquatic systems. Anal
Bioanal Chem 402:583–592. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-0115443-z
Deryabin DG, Aleshina ES, Vasilchenko AS, Deryabin TD, Efremova LV, Karimov IF, Korolevskay LB (2013) Investigation of
copper nanoparticles antibacterial mechanisms tested by luminescent Escherichia coli strains. Nanotechnol Russ 8(5):402–408
Dimkpa CO (2014) Can nanotechnology deliver the promised benefits
without negatively impacting soil microbial life? J Basic Microbiol
2014(54):1–16. https://doi.org/10.1002/jobm.201400298
Dinesh R, Anandaraj M, Srinivasan V, Hamza S (2012) Engineered
nanoparticles in the soil and their potential implications to microbial
activity. Geoderma 173:19–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.
2011.12.018
Ditta A, Arshad M, Ibrahim M (2015) Nanoparticles in sustainable
agricultural crop production: applications and perspectives. In:
Siddiqui MH, Al-Whaibi MH, Mohammad F (eds) Nanotechnology
and plant sciences: nanoparticles and their impact on plants.
Springer, Berlin, pp 55–75. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-31914502-4
Du W, Sun Y, Ji R, Zhu J, Wu J, Guo H (Du) TiO2 and ZnO
nanoparticles negatively affect wheat growth and soil enzyme
activities in agricultural soil. J Environ Monit 13:822–828
El-Shaer A, Abdelfatah M, Mahmoud KR, Momay S, Eraky MR
(2020) Correlation between photoluminescence and positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy to characterize defects in calcined
MgO nanoparticles as a first step to explain antibacterial activity.
J Alloys Compd 817:152799
Emeka EE, Ojiefoh OC, Aleruchi C (2014) Evaluation of antibacterial
activities of silver nanoparticles green-synthesized using pineapple
leaf (Ananas comosus). Micron 57:1–5
Fan R, Huang YC, Grusak MA, Huang CP, Sherrier DJ (2014) Effects
of nano-TiO 2 on the agronomically-relevant Rhizobium -legume
symbiosis. Sci Total Environ 466–467:503–512. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.scitotenv.2013.07.032
Fatima R, Priya M, Indurthi L, Radhakrishnan V, Sudhakaran R (2020)
Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using red algae Portieria
hornemannii and its antibacterial activity against fish pathogens.
Microb Pathog 138:103780
Fernández MD, Alonso-Blázquez MN, García-Gómez C, Babin M
(2014) Evaluation of zinc oxide nanoparticle toxicity in sludge
products applied to agricultural soil using multispecies soil systems.
Sci Total Environ 497:688–696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.
2014.07.085
Feroze N, Arshad B, Younas M, Afridi MI, Saqib S, Ayaz A (2020)
Fungal mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and evaluation of
antibacterial activity. Microsc Res Techniq 83(1):72–80
Ferreira GF, Baltazar LEM, Santos JR, Monteiro AS, Fraga LA,
Resende-Stoianoff MA, Santos DA (2013) The role of oxidative and
nitrosative bursts caused by azoles and amphotericin B against the
fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii. J Antimicrob Chemother
68:1801–1811
Fu L, Wang Z, Dhankher OP, Xing B (2020) Nanotechnology as a new
sustainable approach for controlling crop diseases and increasing
agricultural production. J Exp Bot 71(2):507–519. https://doi.org/
10.1093/jxb/erz314
García-Gómez C, Babin M, Obrador A, Álvarez JM, Fernández MD
(2015) Integrating ecotoxicity and chemical approaches to compare
the effects of ZnO nanoparticles, ZnO bulk, and ZnCl 2 on plants and
microorganisms in a natural soil. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22
(21):16803–16813. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4867-y
Garner KL, Keller AA (2014) Emerging patterns for engineered
nanomaterials in the environment: a review of fate and toxicity
studies. J Nanopart Res 16:2503. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051014-2503-2
Ge Y, Schimel JP, Holden PA (2011) Evidence for negative effects of
TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles on soil bacterial communities. Environ
Sci Technol 45:1659–1664
Ge Y, Schimel JP, Holden PA (2012) Identification of soil bacteria
susceptible to TiO 2 and ZnO nanoparticles. Appl Environ Microbiol
78(18):6749–6758. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00941-12
Ghasemian E, Naghoni A, Tabaraie B, Tabaraie T (2012) In vitro
susceptibility of filamentous fungi to copper nanoparticles assessed
by rapid XTT colorimetry and agar dilution method. J Mycol Med
22:322–328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mycmed.2012.09.006
Giannousi K, Avramidis I, Dendrinou-Samara C (2013) Synthesis,
characterization and evaluation of copperbased nanoparticles as
agrochemicals against Phytophthora infestans. RSC Adv 3:21743–
21752. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ra42118j
Grillo R, Abhilash PC, Fraceto LF (2016) Nanotechnology applied to
bio-encapsulation of pesticides. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 16:1231–
1234. https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2016.12332
Hajipour MJ, Fromm KM, Ashkarran AA, de Aberasturi DJ, de
Larramendi IR, Rojo T, Serpooshan V, Parak WJ, Mahmoudi M
(2012) Antibacterial properties of nanoparticles. Trends Biotechnol
30(10):499–511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2012.06.004
Handy RD, von der Kammer F, Lead JR, Richard Owen MH, Crane M
(2008) The ecotoxicology and chemistry of manufactured nanoparticles. Ecotoxicology 17:287–314. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646008-0199-8
He X, Aker WG, Leszczynski J, Hwang H-M (2014) Using a holistic
approach to assess the impact of engineered nanomaterials inducing
toxicity in aquatic systems. J Food Drug Anal 22:128–146. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.jfda.2014.01.011
Holden PA, Klaessig F, Turco RF, Priester J, Rico CM, Arias HA,
Mortimer M, PacpacoK,Gardea-Torresdey JL (2014) Evaluation of
exposure concentrations used in assessing manufactured nanomaterial environmental hazards: are they relevant? Environ Sci
Technol 48(18):10541–10551. https://doi.org/10.1021/es502440s
Holden PA, Nisbet RM, Lenihan HS, Miller RJ, Cherr GN, Schimel JP,
Gardea-Torresdey JL (2013) Ecological nanotoxicology: integrating
nanomaterial hazard considerations across the subcellular, population, community, and ecosystems levels. Acc Chem Res 46:813–
822
Hong J, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL (2013) Nanomaterials
in agricultural production: benefits and possible threats? In:
Shamim N, Sharma VK (eds) Sustainable nanotechnology and the
environment: advances and achievements, vol 1124, ACS symposium series. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, pp 73–
90. https://doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1124.ch001
Horst AM, Neal AC, Mielke RE, Sislian PR, Suh WH, Mädler L,
Stucky GD, Holden PA (2010) Dispersion of TiO 2 nanoparticle
agglomerates by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Appl Environ Microbiol 76:7292–7298
Huang J, Zhan G, Zheng B, Sun D, Lu F, Lin Y, Chen H, Zheng Z,
Zheng Y, Li Q (2011) Biogenic silver nanoparticles by Cacumen
platycladi extract: synthesis, formation mechanism and antibacterial
activity. Ind Eng Chem Res 50:9095–9106
Jacob TR, Peres NT, Martins MP, Lang EA, Sanches PR, Rossi A,
Martinez-Ross NM (2015) Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) as a
Interaction of Nanoparticles with Microbes
185