The emerging trend of bio-engineering approaches for microbial nanomaterial synthesis and its applications

R Dhanker, T Hussain, P Tyagi, KJ Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Micro-organisms colonized the world before the multi-cellular organisms evolved. With the
advent of microscopy, their existence became evident to the mankind and also the vast …

Insight into microbial synthesis of metal nanomaterials and their environmental applications: Exploration for enhanced controllable synthesis

Y Liu, Y Yang, E Yuhan, C Pang, D Cui, A Li - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Microbial fabrication of metal nanoparticles (MNPs) has received significant attention due to
the advantages of low toxicity, energy efficiency and ecological safety. Diverse groups of …

[HTML][HTML] Complete atomic structure of a native archaeal cell surface

A von Kügelgen, V Alva, TAM Bharat - Cell Reports, 2021‏ - cell.com
Many prokaryotic cells are covered by an ordered, proteinaceous, sheet-like structure called
a surface layer (S-layer). S-layer proteins (SLPs) are usually the highest copy number …

Exobiology of the venusian clouds: New insights into habitability through terrestrial models and methods of detection

OR Kotsyurbenko, JA Cordova Jr, AA Belov… - Astrobiology, 2021‏ - liebertpub.com
The search for life beyond Earth has focused on Mars and the icy moons Europa and
Enceladus, all of which are considered a safe haven for life due to evidence of current or …

Electrochemical activation of C–H by electron-deficient W2C nanocrystals for simultaneous alkoxylation and hydrogen evolution

X Lin, SN Zhang, D Xu, JJ Zhang, YX Lin… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
The activation of C–H bonds is a central challenge in organic chemistry and usually a key
step for the retro-synthesis of functional natural products due to the high chemical stability of …

Chemolithotrophy on the Noachian Martian breccia NWA 7034 via experimental microbial biotransformation

T Milojevic, M Albu, D Kölbl, G Kothleitner… - … Earth & Environment, 2021‏ - nature.com
Multiple lines of evidence indicate an active hydrogeological history of Mars and
chemolithoautotrophy-suited environments within its Noachian terrains. As a result, one of …

Phosphorus in the clouds of Venus: Potential for bioavailability

T Milojevic, AH Treiman, SS Limaye - Astrobiology, 2021‏ - liebertpub.com
Aerosol phase elements such as phosphorus (P), sulfur (S), and metals including iron (Fe)
are essential nutrients that could help sustain potential biodiversity in the cloud deck of …

Rapid microbial viability assay using scanning electron microscopy: a proof-of-concept using Phosphotungstic acid staining

O Zmerli, S Bellali, G Haddad, A Hisada… - Computational and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Multiple stains have been historically utilized in electron microscopy to provide proper
contrast and superior image quality enabling the discovery of ultrastructures. However, the …

Biotransformation of Scheelite CaWO4 by the Extreme Thermoacidophile Metallosphaera sedula: Tungsten–Microbial Interface

A Blazevic, M Albu, S Mitsche, SKMR Rittmann… - Frontiers in …, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
The tungsten–microbial interactions and microbial bioprocessing of tungsten ores, which are
still underexplored, are the focus of the current study. Here we show that the …

Thermoacidophilic bioleaching of industrial metallic steel waste product

D Kölbl, A Memic, H Schnideritsch… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
The continuous deposition of hazardous metalliferous wastes derived from industrial
steelmaking processes will lead to space shortages while valuable raw metals are being …