The Golden Activity of Lysinibacillus sphaericus: New Insights on Gold Accumulation and Possible Nanoparticles Biosynthesis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Samples
2.2. L. sphaericus Strain Identification
2.3. Calibration Curve for Gold Determination (HAuCl4)
2.4. Metal Sorption in L. sphaericus Strains
2.5. SEM and EDS Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Sporulated Microorganisms
3.2. Metal Sorption in Living Cells of L. sphaericus Strains
3.3. Biofabrication of Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs)
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Bustos, M.C.; Ibarra, H.; Dussán, J. The Golden Activity of Lysinibacillus sphaericus: New Insights on Gold Accumulation and Possible Nanoparticles Biosynthesis. Materials 2018, 11, 1587. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091587
Bustos MC, Ibarra H, Dussán J. The Golden Activity of Lysinibacillus sphaericus: New Insights on Gold Accumulation and Possible Nanoparticles Biosynthesis. Materials. 2018; 11(9):1587. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091587
Chicago/Turabian StyleBustos, María Camila, Humberto Ibarra, and Jenny Dussán. 2018. "The Golden Activity of Lysinibacillus sphaericus: New Insights on Gold Accumulation and Possible Nanoparticles Biosynthesis" Materials 11, no. 9: 1587. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091587