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ArticleBMC microbiology2025

Utilization of agro-industrial wastes and by-products by Bacillus subtilis for the biogenic synthesis and In-Depth characterization and cytotoxicity assessment of silver nanoparticles.

Basma T Abd-Elhalim, Salma H Mohamed, Badawi A Othman, Mohammed N Abou Seada

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Basma T Abd-ElhalimDepartment of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Hadayek Shoubra, PO Box 68, Cairo, 11241, Egypt. basma.talaat@agr.asu.edu.eg.ORCID 0000-0002-3009-332X
Salma H MohamedDepartment of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Hadayek Shoubra, PO Box 68, Cairo, 11241, Egypt. salmahesham@agr.asu.edu.eg.ORCID 0009-0003-3086-4096
Badawi A OthmanDepartment of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Hadayek Shoubra, PO Box 68, Cairo, 11241, Egypt.
Mohammed N Abou SeadaDepartment of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Hadayek Shoubra, PO Box 68, Cairo, 11241, Egypt.

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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have garnered significant attention due to their diverse applications in nanotechnology, biomedicine, and environmental science. This study explores the biogenic synthesis of AgNPs utilizing various agro-industrial wastes by Bacillus subtilis AMD2024 as a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative to conventional chemical synthesis methods. We evaluated a range of agro-industrial by-products, including blackstrap sugarcane molasses, sugar beet waste, and arish cheese whey, for their potential in AgNPs production. Comprehensive characterization techniques-such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), dynamic light scattering (DLS), UV-visible spectroscopy, high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (HR-SEM), zeta potential analysis, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)-were employed to assess the properties of the synthesized nanoparticles. The DLS and UV-visible study findings were obtained at a particle size of 15.63 nm and a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) of 0.593 at 450 nm, respectively. The time course showed the maximum concentration of AgNPs after 48 h at 1.535 mg/L. The preliminary findings suggest that the size of the synthesized AgNPs was effectively reduced to as low as 4.849 nm when using blackstrap sugarcane molasses. The cytotoxicity assessment revealed a half-maximum inhibitory concentration (IC

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Bacillus subtilisIndustrial WasteMetal NanoparticlesSilverAgricultureAnti-Bacterial AgentsCell LineCell SurvivalHumansParticle SizeAnti-Bacterial AgentsIndustrial WasteSilverAgro-industrial wastesBacillus subtilisBiosynthesisCharacterizationSilver nanoparticles

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