Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Biotechnology, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, 182320, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • 2 Department of Microbiology, Akal College of Basic Sciences, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Sirmour, 173101, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • 3 Department of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Dr. Khem Singh Gill Akal College of Agriculture, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Sirmour, 173101, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • 4 Department of Biotechnology and Genetics, Jain University, Bengaluru, 560069, Karnataka, India
  • 5 Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, GLA University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • 6 Department of Physics, Rayat Bahra University, Mohali, 140105, Punjab, India
  • 7 Department of Biotechnology, University Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, 140413, Punjab, India
  • 8 Dolphin PG College of Life Sciences, Chunni Kalan, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, India
  • 9 Government College for Women, Parade, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • 10 Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Vill-Bhajhol, Solan, 173229, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • 11 Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006, Jammu and Kashmir, India
  • 12 Department of Physics, IEC University, Baddi, Solan, 174103, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • 13 Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • 14 Department of Biochemistry, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • 15 Department of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Dr. Khem Singh Gill Akal College of Agriculture, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Sirmour, 173101, Himachal Pradesh, India. ajar@eternaluniversity.edu.in
Curr Microbiol, 2024 Jul 01;81(8):251.
PMID: 38954017 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-024-03772-z

Abstract

A new area of biotechnology is nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is an emerging field that aims to develope various substances with nano-dimensions that have utilization in the various sectors of pharmaceuticals, bio prospecting, human activities and biomedical applications. An essential stage in the development of nanotechnology is the creation of nanoparticles. To increase their biological uses, eco-friendly material synthesis processes are becoming increasingly important. Recent years have shown a lot of interest in nanostructured materials due to their beneficial and unique characteristics compared to their polycrystalline counterparts. The fascinating performance of nanomaterials in electronics, optics, and photonics has generated a lot of interest. An eco-friendly approach of creating nanoparticles has emerged in order to get around the drawbacks of conventional techniques. Today, a wide range of nanoparticles have been created by employing various microbes, and their potential in numerous cutting-edge technological fields have been investigated. These particles have well-defined chemical compositions, sizes, and morphologies. The green production of nanoparticles mostly uses plants and microbes. Hence, the use of microbial nanotechnology in agriculture and plant science is the main emphasis of this review. The present review highlights the methods of biological synthesis of nanoparticles available with a major focus on microbially synthesized nanoparticles, parameters and biochemistry involved. Further, it takes into account the genetic engineering and synthetic biology involved in microbial nanobiosynthesis to the construction of microbial nanofactories.

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