Microbial Nanobionics: Volume 2, Basic Research Applications continues the important discussion of microbial nanoparticle synthesis with a focus on the mechanistic approach of biosynthesis towards nanobionics. This volume also explores the toxicity of nanomaterials in microbes and their effect on human health and the environment. Special Emphasis is given to the use of polymeric nanomaterials in smart packing for the food industry and agricultural sector. The future of nanomaterials for detection of soil microbes and their interactions and tools for environmental remedies is also comprehensively covered. The rich biodiversity of microbes make them excellent candidates for potential nanoparticle synthesis biofactories. Through a better understanding of the biochemical and molecular mechanisms of the microbial biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles, the rate of synthesis can be better developed and the monodispersity of the product can be enhanced. The characteristics of nanoparticles can be controlled via optimization of important parameters, such as temperature, pH, concentration and pressure, which regulate microbe growth conditions and cellular and enzymatic activities. Large scale microbial synthesis of nanoparticles is a sustainable method due to the non-hazardous, non-toxic and economical nature of these processes. The applications of microbial synthesis of nanoparticles are wide and varied, spanning the industrial, biomedical and environmental fields. Biomedical applications include improved and more targeted antimicrobials, biosensing, imaging and drug delivery. In the environmental fields, nanoparticles are used for bioremediation of diverse contaminants, water treatment, catalysis and production of clean energy. With the expected growth of microbial nanotechnology, this volume will serve as a comprehensive and timely reference.

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Ram Prasad, Ph.D. is associated with Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India since 2005. His research interest includes applied microbiology, plant-microbe-interactions, sustainable agriculture and nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has more than hundred publications to his credit, including research papers, review articles, book chapters, five patents issued or pending, and several edited or authored books. Dr. Prasad has twelve years of teaching experience and has been awarded the Young Scientist Award (2007) and Prof. J.S. Datta Munshi Gold Medal (2009) by the International Society for Ecological Communications; FSAB Fellowship (2010) by the Society for Applied Biotechnology; the American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigators, USA (2014); Outstanding Scientist Award (2015) in the field of Microbiology by Venus International Foundation; BRICPL Science Investigator Award (ICAABT-2017) and Research Excellence Award (2018). He serves as an editorial board member for Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Nutrition, Academia Journal of Biotechnology and is the series editor of the Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences series, Springer Nature, USA. Previously, Dr. Prasad served as Visiting Assistant Professor, Whiting School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, USA and presently works as Research Associate Professor at School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.

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Preface Contents

**1. Green synthesis of nanoparticle from microbial origin: from approaches to application**
Jyotika Purohit1, Anirudha chattopadhyay1, Puja Pandey2, Nirbhay K. Singh3*

1Department of Plant Pathology, SD Agricultural University, SK Nagar, Gujarat

Email id: jpurohit86@gmail.com ; anirudhbhu@gmail.com

2Department of Plant Pathology, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat Email id: pujapandey41124@gmail.com

3Department of Microbiology, SD Agricultural University, SK Nagar, Gujarat

*Corresponding author Email: nirbhaysingh78@gmail.com

2. Microbial synthesis of nanoparticles and their applications****

Hacettepe University, Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine Division, Ankara Turkey e-mail: saglam@hacettepe.edu.tr

3. Enzyme nanoparticles: Microbial source, applications and future perspectives

Lekshmi K. Edison, Ragitha V.M. and Pradeep N.S.*

Microbiology Division, Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Trivandrum, Kerala- 695562, India

*Corresponding author E-mail: drnspradeep@gmail.com

4. Applications and future perspectives of nanomaterials towards Microbial nanobionics

Prof. Dr. techn. Murthy CHAVALI

chavalim@gmail.com

5. Bacterial nanobionics: Currents challenges before translational medicine

Farid Menaa1*, Bushra Uzair2 and Barkat Ali Khan3

1California Innovations Corp., San Diego, CA, USA

2Department of Environmental Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Email: bushra.uzair@iiu.edu.pk

3Department of Pharmaceutics, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. Email: barki.gold@gmail.com

*Corresponding author Email: dr.fmenaa@gmail.com

6. Toxicity of nanomaterials in microbes, Human health and Environment

Majid Peyravi1*, Soodabeh Khalili2, Mohsen Jahanshahi3 and Seyedeh Fatemeh Zakeritabar4

1Nano-Environment Research Group, Nanobiotechnology Research Institute,

Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, P.O.BOX: 484, Iran

*Corresponding author Email: majidpeyravi@gmail.com ; majidpeyravi@nit.ac.ir

2Nanobiotechnology Research Institute, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, P.O.BOX: 484, Iran. Email: soodabeh.khalili@yahoo.com

3Nanotechnology Research Institute, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, P.O.BOX: 484, Iran

Email: mjahan@nit.ac.ir ; mmohse@yahoo.com

4Nanobiotechnology Research Institute, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

Babol, P.O.BOX: 484, Iran. Email: f.zakeritabar@gmail.com

7. Toxicity of nanomaterials in microbes Cristina Buzea* and Ivan Pacheco &n...