Trichoderma-Mediated ZnO Nanoparticles and Their Antibiofilm and Antibacterial Activities.

ABSTRACT: Antimicrobial resistance is a major global health concern and one of the gravest challenges to humanity today. Antibiotic resistance has been acquired by certain bacterial strains. As a result, new antibacterial drugs are urgently required to combat resistant microorganisms. Species of Trichoderma are known to produce a wide range of enzymes and secondary metabolites that can be exploited for the synthesis of nanoparticles. In the present study, Trichoderma asperellum was isolated from rhizosphere soil and used for the biosynthesis of ZnO NPs. To examine the antibacterial activity of ZnO NPs against human pathogens, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were used. The obtained antibacterial results show that the biosynthesized ZnO NPs were efficient antibac

SUBMITTER: Shobha B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9960922 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature