Abstract

EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES BIOSYNTHESIZED FROM PENICILLIUM SPP.

Siddhesh S. Bhagwat, Dr. Arvind S. Kulkarni and Dr. Chanda Parulekar-Berde*

Abstract

The ability of some microbes such as bacteria and fungi is exploited greatly in order to produce nanoparticles. Fungus like Neurospora crassa, Fusarium oxysporum, etc were found to be really efficient to produce metallic nanoparticles. Nanoparticles biosynthesis by the microbes is quick, less time consuming and is very cheap as well as cost effective without involving hazardous chemicals. In the present study, Penicillium spp. was exploited to biosynthesize silver nanoparticles by reducing silver nitrate. These Ag-NPs were then tested for their antimicrobial activities.

Keywords: nanoparticles, silver, antimicrobial, metallic.