SynthesisWorld journal of microbiology & biotechnology2023
Microbial mechanisms to transform the super-trace element tellurium: a systematic review and discussion of nanoparticulate phases.
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- Foliar serotonin and allantoin mitigate tellurium toxicity in Quinoa (Plant signaling & behavior · 2026Article
- Tellurium Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Harnessing a "Jekyll and Hyde" Element for Therapy and Diagnosis.Biological trace element research · 2026Review
- Speciation-dependent intracellular reduction and nanostructure formation of selenium and tellurium in unicellular algae.Metallomics : integrated biometal science · 2026Article
- Tellurite and selenite processing by tellurite resistant marine microbes.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- Properties and antibacterial effectiveness of metal-ion doped borate-based bioactive glasses.Future microbiology · 2025Review
- Cytotoxicity and Oxidative Stress Induced by Technology-Critical ElementsEnvironmental science & technology · 2025Article
- Separation of Inorganic Forms of Tellurium Using On-Site SPE Followed by ICP-MS or ICP-OES-The Right Solution for Water Monitoring.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Characteristics of phage-plasmids and their impact on microbial communities.Essays in biochemistry · 2024Review
- Carbon Nanodot-Microbe-Plant Nexus in Agroecosystem and Antimicrobial Applications.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Tellurium and Nano-Tellurium: Medicine or Poison?Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Tellurium is a super-trace metalloid on Earth. Owing to its excellent physical and chemical properties, it is used in industries such as metallurgy and manufacturing, particularly of semiconductors and - more recently - solar panels. As the global demand for tellurium rises, environmental issues surrounding tellurium have recently aroused concern due to its high toxicity. The amount of tellurium released to the environment is increasing, and microorganisms play an important role in the biogeochemical cycling of environmental tellurium. This review focuses on novel developments on tellurium transformations driven by microbes and includes the following sections: (1) history and applications of tellurium; (2) toxicity of tellurium; (3) microbial detoxification mechanisms against soluble tellurium anions including uptake, efflux and methods of reduction, and reduced ability to cope with oxidation stress or repair damaged DNA; and (4) the characteristics and applications of tellurium nanoparticles (TeNPs) produced by microbes. This review raises the awareness of microorganisms in tellurium biogeochemical cycling and the growing applications for microbial tellurium nanoparticles.
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