Silver nanoparticles produced from Cedecea sp. exhibit antibiofilm activity and remarkable stability.

ABSTRACT: With multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens on the rise, there is a strong research focus on alternative antibacterial treatments that could replace or complement classical antibiotics. Metallic nanoparticles, and in particular silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), have been shown to kill bacterial biofilms effectively, but their chemical synthesis often involves environmentally unfriendly by-products. Recent studies have shown that microbial and plant extracts can be used for the environmentally friendly synthesis of AgNPs. Herein we report a procedure for producing AgNPs using a putative Cedecea sp. strain isolated from soil. The isolated bacterial strain showed a remarkable potential for producing spherical, crystalline and stable AgNPs characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy, transmission el

SUBMITTER: Singh P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8209203 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature