[HTML][HTML] Green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles as effective alternatives to treat antibiotics resistant bacterial infections: A review

A Singh, PK Gautam, A Verma, V Singh… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to development of bacterial resistance to the conventional antibiotics, the treatment of
bacterial infections has become a major issue of concern. The unprescribed and …

Silver bullets: A new lustre on an old antimicrobial agent

JS Möhler, W Sim, MAT Blaskovich, MA Cooper… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Silver was widely used in medicine to treat bacterial infections in the 19th and early 20th
century, up until the discovery and development of the first modern antibiotics in the 1940s …

Biosynthesis of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles using microbial cultures: Mechanisms, antimicrobial activity and applications to cultural heritage

A Carrapiço, MR Martins, AT Caldeira, J Mirão, L Dias - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticles (1 to 100 nm) have unique physical and chemical properties, which makes
them suitable for application in a vast range of scientific and technological fields. In …

Mycosynthesis, characterization, anticancer and antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles from endophytic fungus Talaromyces purpureogenus

X Hu, K Saravanakumar, T Jin… - International journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Biogenic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have wider range of biomedical
applications. The present work synthesized Tp-AgNPs using mycelial extract of endophytic …

Current advances in fungal nanobiotechnology: Mycofabrication and applications

TI Shaheen, SS Salem, A Fouda - Microbial nanobiotechnology: Principles …, 2021 - Springer
Most recently, the rapid development of technologies that serve human health and the
environment demanded the great efforts of scientific entities for building up green alternative …

Diversity of fungus-mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles: properties, mechanisms, challenges, and solving methods

F Xu, Y Li, X Zhao, G Liu, B Pang, N Liao… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Fungi-mediated synthesis of Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) has advantages in: high efficiency,
low energy consumption, no need for extra capping and stabilizing agents, simple operation …

The use of nanoparticles as alternative therapeutic agents against Candida infections: an up-to-date overview and future perspectives

IE Mba, EI Nweze - World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020 - Springer
Candida spp. are opportunistic fungi that can cause severe infections especially in
immunocompromised patients. Candidiasis is currently the most frequent fungal disease …

Silver Nanoparticles Induce a Triclosan-Like Antibacterial Action Mechanism in Multi-Drug Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

V Pareek, S Devineau, SK Sivasankaran… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Infections associated with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria now represent a significant threat
to human health using conventional therapy, necessitating the development of alternate and …

Mycogenic metal nanoparticles for the treatment of mycobacterioses

MF Simões, CA Ottoni, A Antunes - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mycobacterial infections are a resurgent and increasingly relevant problem. Within these,
tuberculosis (TB) is particularly worrying as it is one of the top ten causes of death in the …

Cytotoxicity of aptamer-conjugated chitosan encapsulated mycogenic gold nanoparticles in human lung cancer cells

X Hu, K Saravanakumar, A Sathiyaseelan… - Journal of nanostructure …, 2021 - Springer
The present work investigated the cytotoxicity of aptamer (Apt)-conjugated chitosan (CST)
encapsulated mycogenic (Talaromyces purpureogenus (Tp)) gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in …