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Microbial Nanotechnology: Green Synthesis and Applications

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Editors:
  1. Mohammad Azam Ansari

    1. Institute for Research & Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

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  2. Suriya Rehman

    1. Institute for Research & Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

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  • Examines green approaches for the synthesis of nanoparticles using microbes

  • Presents biomedical and medical applications of microbially-synthesized nanoparticles

  • Discuss the advantages and prospect of nanoparticles synthesized by microorganisms

  • Summarizes the role of microbial nanotechnology in the bioremediation of heavy metals

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Prospectus and Development of Microbes Mediated Synthesis of Nanoparticles

    • Aleem Qureshi, Nawaf I. Blaisi, Alaaeldeen A. O. Abbas, Nadeem A. Khan, Suriya Rehman
    Pages 1-15

  3. Microbial Green Synthesis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. Prokaryotic and Microbial Eukaryotic System for the NP Synthesis

      • Sami A. Alyahya, Mohammad N. Alomary, Ahmad M. Aldossary, Ahmad J. AlFahad, Fahad A. ALmughem, Essam A. Tawfik et al.
      Pages 19-39

    3. Intracellular and Extracellular Microbial Enzymes and Their Role in Nanoparticle Synthesis

      • Aarif Hussain Shah, Mushtaq Ahmad Rather
      Pages 41-59

    4. Bacterial Synthesis of NPs and Their Scale-Up Technologies

      • Mohd Ahmar Rauf, Mohammad Oves, Mohammad Azam Ansari
      Pages 61-80

    5. Fungal Biogenesis of NPs and Their Limitations

      • Basavaraju Sumanth, Shobha Balagangadharaswamy, Srinivas Chowdappa, Mohammad Azam Ansari, Saja Hashim Salim, M. Murali et al.
      Pages 81-101

    6. Role of Viruses in Nanoparticles Synthesis

      • Chandrashekar Srinivasa, G. C. Kavitha, M. Pallavi, Chandan Shivamallu, P. Sushma, Shiva Prasad Kollur et al.
      Pages 103-119

    7. Overview and Prospectus of Algal Biogenesis of Nanoparticles

      • Insha Nahvi, Sana Belkahla, Sarah Mousa Asiri, Suriya Rehman
      Pages 121-134

    8. Protozoa: As Emerging Candidates for the Synthesis of NPs

      • Yasir Akhtar Khan
      Pages 135-151

  4. Application of Microbial Nanoparticles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153
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    2. Industrial Perspective of Microbial Application of Nanoparticles Synthesis

      • Bahaa A. Hemdan, Gamal K. Hassan, Ali B. Abou Hammad, Amany M. El Nahrawy
      Pages 155-190

    3. Microbial Nanotechnology in Treating Multidrug-Resistance Pathogens

      • Ahmed J. Al-Fahad, Ahmad M. Aldossary, Abdullah A. Alshehri, Mohammad N. Alomary, Fahad A. Almughem, Sami Alyahya et al.
      Pages 191-216

    4. Microbial Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment

      • Abdullah A. Alshehri, Fahad A. Almughem, Ahmad M. Aldossary, Essam A. Tawfik, Ahmed J. Al-Fahad, Sami Alyahya et al.
      Pages 217-235

    5. Role of Microbial Nanotechnology in Diagnostics

      • Sidak Minocha, Priya Khadgawat, Arunima Bhattacharjee, Ashutosh Kumar, Takshashila Tripathi, Saurabh Pandey et al.
      Pages 237-274

    6. Application of Microbial Nanotechnology in Agriculture

      • N. K. Hemanth Kumar, M. Murali, H. G. Gowtham, M. Y. Sreenivasa, K. N. Amruthesh, Shobha Jagannath
      Pages 275-285

    7. Management of Plant Fungal Disease by Microbial Nanotechnology

      • M. Murali, Banu Naziya, S. Brijesh Singh, Srinivasa Chandrashekar, A. C. Udayashankar, K. N. Amruthesh
      Pages 287-305

    8. Role of Microbial Nanotechnology in Bioremediation of Heavy Metals

      • Iram Saba, Kaiser Wani, Asiya Syed, Suriya Rehman
      Pages 307-319

    9. Cosmetic and Medical Applications of Microbial Nanotechnology

      • Eijaz Ahmed Bhat, Nasreena Sajjad, Irfan Rather
      Pages 321-342

    10. Anti-microbial Nanocarriers: Role of Nanomaterials in Food Preservation, Quality Improvement and Control

      • Aarif Hussain Shah, Mushtaq Ahmad Rather
      Pages 343-359
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About this book

This book introduces the principles and mechanisms of the biological synthesis of nanoparticles from microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, algae, and protozoans. It presents optimization processes for synthesis of microbes-mediated nanoparticles. The book also reviews the industrial and agricultural applications of microbially-synthesized nanoparticles. It also presents the medical applications of green nanoparticles, such as treating multidrug-resistant pathogens and cancer treatment. Further, it examines the advantages and prospects for the synthesis of nanoparticles by microorganisms. Lastly, it also presents the utilization of microbial-synthesized nanoparticles in the bioremediation of heavy metals.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Research & Medical Consultations, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    Mohammad Azam Ansari, Suriya Rehman

About the editors

Dr. Mohammad Azam Ansari is currently working as Assistant Professor at the Institute for Research & Medical Consultation, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. He has earlier served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Medical Sciences, Buraidah Private Colleges, Saudi Arabia (2014-2017). He has more than 8 years of research and teaching experience in general biology, microbiology, bacteriology, mycology, and nutritional biochemistry. His research interests are in green synthesis of nanomaterials, identification, and characterization of antibacterial, antifungal, antibiofilm, anti-quorum sensing, and anticancer activity of green nanoparticles. He has published more than 85 research articles in journals of international repute and authored or co-authored numerous book chapters.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Microbial Nanotechnology: Green Synthesis and Applications

  • Editors: Mohammad Azam Ansari, Suriya Rehman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1923-6

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-1922-9Published: 10 September 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-1925-0Published: 10 September 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-1923-6Published: 09 September 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 359

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biomedicine, general, Microbiology, Nanotechnology, Chemistry/Food Science, general

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