Biosynthesis of selenium nanoparticles by Azoarcus sp. CIB.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Different bacteria have been reported so far that link selenite resistance to the production of metallic selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs). Although SeNPs have many biotechnological applications in diverse areas, the molecular mechanisms involved in their microbial genesis are not fully understood. The Azoarcus genus is a physiologically versatile group of beta-proteobacteria of great environmental relevance. Azoarcus sp. CIB is a facultative anaerobe that combines the ability to degrade under aerobic and/or anaerobic conditions a wide range of aromatic compounds, including some toxic hydrocarbons such as toluene and m-xylene, with an endophytic life style in the root of rice. We unravel here an additional physiological feature of the strain CIB that is related to its resis

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Llamosas H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4908764 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature