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Table 2 Non-probiotic resources for the biosynthesis nanoparticles and their applications in agriculture

From: Green synthesis of metal nanoparticles using microorganisms and their application in the agrifood sector

Non-probiotics

NPs

Shape and location

Size (nm)

Applications in agriculture

Refs.

Haloferax volcanii

Au

Spherical

Extracellular

10

Antibacterial activity

Nanobiosensors

[107]

Deinococcus radiodurans

Au

Spherical, triangular and irregular

Extracellular

43.75

Antibacterial activity

[69]

Deinococcus radiodurans

Au

-

149.8

Environmental remediation

[85]

Escherichia coli K12

Au

Highly dispersed

Membrane

50

Environmental remediation

[70]

Acinetobacter sp. GWRVA25

Au

Monodispersed and spherical

Extracellular

15 ± 10

Antioxidant activity

[73]

Acinetobacter sp. SW30

Au

Polyhedral

Intracellular

20 ± 10

Environmental remediation

[74]

Acinetobacter sp. SW30

Au

Monodispersed spherical and polyhedral

Intracellular

~ 19 to ~ 39

[75]

Acinetobacter sp. SW30

Au

Spherical

Extracellular

10 ± 2

[199]

Plectonemaboryanum UTEX 485

Au

Cubic [Au (S2O3)23−] and Octahedral [AuCl4]

Membrane vesicles

10–25

[76]

Pseudomonas deceptionensis DC5

Ag

Spherical

Extracellular

Antimicrobial activity and biofilm inhibition activity

[11]

Pseudomonas fluorescens CA 417

Ag

Polydisperse

5–50 (TEM method) and 20.66 (DLS method)

Antibacterial activity against

Nanobiopesticide feature

[200]

Pseudomonas stutzeri AG259

Ag

Equilateral triangles and hexagons

Periplasmic

200

Biocide and antimicrobial agent

[80]

Sporosarcina koreensis DC4

Ag

Spherical

varied

Antibacterial activity

[108]

Acinetobacter sp. GWRFH 45

Ag

Monodispersed spherical

Extracellular

10 ± 5

Antifungal and biofilm inhibition

[81]

Staphylococcus aureus

Ag

-

10–15

Antibacterial activity

[83]

Pseudomonas rhodesiae

Ag

Spherical

Extracellular

20–100

Antibacterial activity

[111]

Pseudomonas poae CO

Ag

Spherical

Extracellular

19.8–44.9

Antifungal activity

[109]

Streptomyces capillispiralis Ca-1

Streptomyces zaomyceticus Oc-5

Streptomyces pseudogriseolus Acv-11

Ag

Spherical

Extracellular

23.77–63.14

11.32–36.72

11.70–44.73

Antibacterial activity

Antifungal activity

Biocatalysts

Larvicidal

[110]

Haloalkaliphilic Streptomyces spp.

Ag

Spherical

Extracellular

16.4 ± 2.2

Antibacterial activity

Antifungal activity

[112]

Klebsiella aerogenes

CdS

Extracellular

20–200

Antibacterial activity

[87]

Rhodopseudomonas palustris

Cd

Face-centered cubic

Extracellular

8.01 ± 0.25

Antibacterial activity

[88]

E. coli

Cd

Intracellular

2–5

[89]

Streptomyces griseus

Cu

Polydisperse

Extracellular

5–50

Nanobiofungicides

[90]

Endophytic actinomycetes Ca-1

Cu

Spherical-monodispersed

Extracellular

3.6–59

Nanobiopesticide

[113]

Shewanella oneidensis

Fe2+

Fe3+

Extracellular

Nanobiosensors

Nanobiomarker

[93]