Figures & data
Figure 1. The change in color of the yellow medium after the formation of gold nanoparticles.
Figure 2. UV-Vis spectra of the prepared gold nanoparticles dispersed in water in the presence of four different bacteria.
Figure 3. TEM images of individual gold nanoparticles in the presence of four different bacteria.
Figure 4. Low-magnification TEM images of a sample consisting of gold nanoparticles on R. solanacerum bacteria surface.
Figure 5. SEM images of the resulting nanoparticles in the presence R. solanacerum bacteria. The scale bars are 10 and 2 μm.
Figure 6. FTIR spectrum of the dried powder of gold nanoparticles formed after 48 h of incubation with the R. solanacerum bacteria.
Scheme 1. Mechanism of the synthesis of gold nanoparticles in the presence of bacteria.
