Role of Nanobiotechnology Towards Agri-Food System

Table 1

Some of the nanoparticles synthesized by microorganisms/plants and their possible role in the agri-food system.

Microbial strain	Plant/part of plants	Nanoparticle	Use of nanoparticle	Reference
Lactobacillus sp.		Tio2	Antibacterial activity	[11]
Thermomonospora sp.		Au		[11]
Pseudomonas stutzeri AG259		Ag	Antimicrobial activity	[12]
Fusarium oxysporum		Au		[13]
Corynebacterium glutamicum		Ag		[14]
Pseudomonas aeruginose		Au	Antimicrobial activity	[14]
Aspergillus flavus		TiO2	Production of secondary metabolites	[15]
Staphylococcus aureus		Ag	Antimicrobial activity	[15]
Magnetotactic bacteria		Fe2O2	Isolation of DNA of milk pathogenic bacteria	[15]
Candida utilis		Au		[16]
	Leaf extract of Catha edulis	Cu		[17]
B. subtilis		Au	Dye degradation	[18]
	Leaves of Pelargonium graveolens	Au		[18]
	Aloe vera	Cu		[18]
	Leaves of Catharanthus roseus	Ag	Enlargement of plant height	[18]
	Medicago sativa	Ag	Enhancement of germination	[18]
Escherichia coli		Au		[19]
Rhodococcus sp.		Au		[19]
Verticillium sp.		Au		[20]