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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2015

Silver nanoparticles synthesis mediated by new isolates of Bacillus spp., nanoparticle characterization and their activity against Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus and human pathogens.

Essam K F Elbeshehy, Ahmed M Elazzazy, George Aggelis

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 83 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Essam K F ElbeshehyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science (North Jeddah), King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ; Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University Ismalia, Egypt.
Ahmed M ElazzazyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science (North Jeddah), King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ; Division of Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries, Department of Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products, National Research Centre Giza, Egypt.
George AggelisDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science (North Jeddah), King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ; Unit of Microbiology, Division of Genetics, Cell and Development Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras Patras, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular agents produced by newly isolated bacterial strains were able to catalyze the synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The most effective isolates were identified as Bacillus pumilus, B. persicus, and Bacillus licheniformis using molecular identification. DLS analysis revealed that the AgNPs synthesized by the above strains were in the size range of 77-92 nm. TEM observations showed that the nanoparticles were coated with a capping agent, which was probably involved in nanoparticle stabilization allowing their perfect dispersion in aqueous solutions. FTIR analyses indicated the presence of proteins in the capping agent of the nanoparticles and suggested that the oxidation of hydroxyl groups of peptide hydrolysates (originated from the growth medium) is coupled to the reduction of silver ions. Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy confirmed the above results. The nanoparticles, especially those synthesized by B. licheniformis, were stable (zeta potential ranged from -16.6 to -21.3 mV) and showed an excellent in vitro antimicrobial activity against important human pathogens and a considerable antiviral activity against the Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus. The significance of the particular antiviral activity is highlighted, given the significant yield reduction in fava bean crops resulting from Bean Yellow Mosaic Virus infections, in many African countries.

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Bacillus pumilusbean yellow mosaic virusbiosynthesisB. licheniformisB. persicuscharacterizationhuman pathogenssilver nanoparticles

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PMID26029190
PMCPMC4429621

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