<i>Bacillus</i>-Mediated Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis and Its Antagonistic Activity against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens

In this article, the supernatant of the soil-borne pathogen <i>Bacillus</i> mn14 was used as the catalyst for the synthesis of AgNPs. The antibacterial and antifungal activity of Bs-AgNPs was evaluated, in which <i>S. viridans</i> and <i>R. solani</i> showed susce...

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Autores principales: Nivedhitha Kabeerdass, Ahmed Al Otaibi, Manikandan Rajendran, Ayyar Manikandan, Heba A. Kashmery, Mohammed M. Rahman, P. Madhu, Anish Khan, Abdullah M. Asiri, Maghimaa Mathanmohun
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9c2e3e52e0164a3ea849047ea15aabf52021-11-25T16:22:59Z<i>Bacillus</i>-Mediated Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis and Its Antagonistic Activity against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens10.3390/antibiotics101113342079-6382https://doaj.org/article/9c2e3e52e0164a3ea849047ea15aabf52021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/10/11/1334https://doaj.org/toc/2079-6382In this article, the supernatant of the soil-borne pathogen <i>Bacillus</i> mn14 was used as the catalyst for the synthesis of AgNPs. The antibacterial and antifungal activity of Bs-AgNPs was evaluated, in which <i>S. viridans</i> and <i>R. solani</i> showed susceptibility at 70 µL and 100 µL concentrations. Enzyme properties of the isolates, according to minimal inhibitory action and a growth-enhancing hormone–indole acetic acid (IAA) study of the isolates, were expressed in TLC as a purple color with an Rf value of 0.7. UV/Vis spectroscopy revealed the presence of small-sized AgNPs, with a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) peak at 450 nm. The particle size analyzer identified the average diameter of the particles as 40.2 nm. The X-ray diffraction study confirmed the crystalline nature and face-centered cubic type of the silver nanoparticle. Scanning electron microscopy characterized the globular, small, round shape of the silver nanoparticle. AFM revealed the two-dimensional topology of the silver nanoparticle with a characteristic size ranging around 50 nm. Confocal microscopy showed the cell-wall disruption of <i>S. viridans</i> treated with Bs-AgNPs. High-content screening and compound microscopy revealed the destruction of mycelia of <i>R. solani</i> after exposure to Bs-AgNPs. Furthermore, the Bs-AgNPs cured sheath blight disease by reducing lesion length and enhancing root and shoot length in <i>Oryza sativa</i> seeds. This soil-borne pathogen <i>Bacillus</i>-mediated synthesis approach of AgNPs appears to be cost-efficient, ecofriendly, and farmer-friendly, representing an easy way of providing valuable nutritious edibles in the future.Nivedhitha KabeerdassAhmed Al OtaibiManikandan RajendranAyyar ManikandanHeba A. KashmeryMohammed M. RahmanP. MadhuAnish KhanAbdullah M. AsiriMaghimaa MathanmohunMDPI AGarticleantibacterialantifungalAgNPspaddy plant growth promotionTherapeutics. PharmacologyRM1-950ENAntibiotics, Vol 10, Iss 1334, p 1334 (2021)
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topic antibacterial
antifungal
AgNPs
paddy plant growth promotion
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RM1-950
spellingShingle antibacterial
antifungal
AgNPs
paddy plant growth promotion
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RM1-950
Nivedhitha Kabeerdass
Ahmed Al Otaibi
Manikandan Rajendran
Ayyar Manikandan
Heba A. Kashmery
Mohammed M. Rahman
P. Madhu
Anish Khan
Abdullah M. Asiri
Maghimaa Mathanmohun
<i>Bacillus</i>-Mediated Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis and Its Antagonistic Activity against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
description In this article, the supernatant of the soil-borne pathogen <i>Bacillus</i> mn14 was used as the catalyst for the synthesis of AgNPs. The antibacterial and antifungal activity of Bs-AgNPs was evaluated, in which <i>S. viridans</i> and <i>R. solani</i> showed susceptibility at 70 µL and 100 µL concentrations. Enzyme properties of the isolates, according to minimal inhibitory action and a growth-enhancing hormone–indole acetic acid (IAA) study of the isolates, were expressed in TLC as a purple color with an Rf value of 0.7. UV/Vis spectroscopy revealed the presence of small-sized AgNPs, with a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) peak at 450 nm. The particle size analyzer identified the average diameter of the particles as 40.2 nm. The X-ray diffraction study confirmed the crystalline nature and face-centered cubic type of the silver nanoparticle. Scanning electron microscopy characterized the globular, small, round shape of the silver nanoparticle. AFM revealed the two-dimensional topology of the silver nanoparticle with a characteristic size ranging around 50 nm. Confocal microscopy showed the cell-wall disruption of <i>S. viridans</i> treated with Bs-AgNPs. High-content screening and compound microscopy revealed the destruction of mycelia of <i>R. solani</i> after exposure to Bs-AgNPs. Furthermore, the Bs-AgNPs cured sheath blight disease by reducing lesion length and enhancing root and shoot length in <i>Oryza sativa</i> seeds. This soil-borne pathogen <i>Bacillus</i>-mediated synthesis approach of AgNPs appears to be cost-efficient, ecofriendly, and farmer-friendly, representing an easy way of providing valuable nutritious edibles in the future.
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author Nivedhitha Kabeerdass
Ahmed Al Otaibi
Manikandan Rajendran
Ayyar Manikandan
Heba A. Kashmery
Mohammed M. Rahman
P. Madhu
Anish Khan
Abdullah M. Asiri
Maghimaa Mathanmohun
author_facet Nivedhitha Kabeerdass
Ahmed Al Otaibi
Manikandan Rajendran
Ayyar Manikandan
Heba A. Kashmery
Mohammed M. Rahman
P. Madhu
Anish Khan
Abdullah M. Asiri
Maghimaa Mathanmohun
author_sort Nivedhitha Kabeerdass
title <i>Bacillus</i>-Mediated Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis and Its Antagonistic Activity against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
title_short <i>Bacillus</i>-Mediated Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis and Its Antagonistic Activity against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
title_full <i>Bacillus</i>-Mediated Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis and Its Antagonistic Activity against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
title_fullStr <i>Bacillus</i>-Mediated Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis and Its Antagonistic Activity against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
title_full_unstemmed <i>Bacillus</i>-Mediated Silver Nanoparticle Synthesis and Its Antagonistic Activity against Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens
title_sort <i>bacillus</i>-mediated silver nanoparticle synthesis and its antagonistic activity against bacterial and fungal pathogens
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publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/9c2e3e52e0164a3ea849047ea15aabf5
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