Soil Fungi as Biomediator in Silver Nanoparticles Formation and Antimicrobial Efficacy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and objectives

Biogenic agents in nanoparticles fabrication are gaining great interest due to their lower possible negative environmental impacts. The present study aimed to isolate fungal strains from deserts in Saudi Arabia and assess their ability in silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) fabrication and evaluate their antibacterial effect.

Methods

Soil fungi were identified using 18s rDNA, and their ability in NPs fabrication was assessed as extracellular synthesis, then UV-vis spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy were used for AgNPs characterization. The antibacterial activity of fungal-based NPs was assessed against one Gram-positive methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and

SUBMITTER: Sonbol H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9250898 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature