Formation of nanoscale elemental silver particles via enzymatic reduction by Geobacter sulfurreducens.
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Geobacter sulfurreducens reduced Ag(I) (as insoluble AgCl or Ag(+) ions), via a mechanism involving c-type cytochromes, precipitating extracellular nanoscale Ag(0). These results extend the range of metals known to be reduced by Geobacter species and offer a method for recovering silver from contaminated water as potentially useful silver nanoparticles.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 74 22 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008