Microbial nanotechnology / editors, Mahendra Rai, Department of Biotechnology SGB Amravati University, Amravati, Maharashtra, India, Patrycja Golińska, Department of Microbiology Nicolaus Copernius University, Torún, Poland.

Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Actinomycetes : Mechanism and Applications / Patrycja Golińska -- Toxic Metal Removal Using Microbial Nanotechnology / Sougata Ghosh -- Biomineralization of Mine Sediments for Synthesis of Iron-Based Nanomaterials / Angela Banerjee, Abhilash, B.D. Pandey and Y.L. Gurevich -- Green Synthesis of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanomaterials Using Seaweed Bioresources / Govindaraju Kasivelu and Tamilselvan Selvaraj -- Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles by Green Algae : Mechanism and Applications / Agnieszka Pawłowska and Zygmunt Sadowski -- Mechanism of Microbial Synthesis of Nanoparticles / Magdalena Wypij and Patrycja Golinska -- Microbially Inspired Nanostructures for Management of Food-Borne Pathogens / Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam,Khamis Youssef, Farah K. Ahmed and Hassan Almoammar -- Biogenic Synthesis of Nanoparticles and Their Role in the Management of Plant Pathogenic Fungi / Avinash P. Ingle, Aayushi Biswas, Chhangte Vanlalveni, Ralte Lalfakzuala, Indarchand Gupta, Pramod Ingle, Lalthazuala Rokhum and Mahendra Rai -- Microbe-mediated Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Its Biomedical Applications / Happy Agarwal, Amatullah Nakara, Soumya Menon and Venkat Kumar Shanmugam -- Enhancement of Antimicrobial Activity by Biosynthesized Nano-sized Materials / Irena Maliszewska and Ewelina Wanarska -- Characterization of Bacteria-mediated Metal Nanoparticles and Their Biological Applications / Jayakodi Santhoshkumar, Shanmugam Rajeshkumar and Venkat Kumar Shanmugam -- Synthesis of Nanomaterials Using Biosurfactants : Mechanisms and Applications / Paulo Ricardo Franco Marcelino, Fernanda Gonçalves Barbosa, Mariete Barbosa Moreira, Talita Martins Lacerda and Silvio Silvério da Silva -- Synergistic Activity of Nanoparticles and Other Antimicrobials Against Pathogenic Bacteria / Krystyna I. Wolska and Anna M. Grudniak -- Synthesis of Copper Nanomaterials by Microbes and Their Use in Sustainable Agriculture / Sudhir Shende, Vishnu Rajput, Avinash P. Ingle, Aniket Gade, Tatiana Minkina and Mahendra Rai -- Microbially Synthesized Nanoparticles : Exposure Sources and Ecotoxicity / Indarchand Gupta, Alka Yadav, Avinash P. Ingle, Silvio Silverio da Silva, Chistiane Mendes Feitosa and Mahendra Rai.

"The development of green processes for the synthesis of nanomaterials is evolving into an important branch of nanotechnology. Nanotechnology involves creating and manipulating organic and inorganic matter at the nanoscale. Microbial nanotechnology is based on the use of microorganisms, including algae, bacteria, actinobacteria and fungi for synthesis of metallic and non-metallic nanomaterials. In addition, it discusses about role of biogenically synthesized nanoparticles in medicine and health, food and agriculture, energy, environment, etc. It also covers toxicity and safety issues. Presently, the researchers are looking into the development of cost-effective procedures for producing reproducible, stable and biocompatible nanomaterials. Microbial mediated synthesis of metal nanomaterials is gaining more importance owing to its simplicity, ecofriendliness and rapid rate of synthesis of nanomaterials of attractive and diverse morphologies and bioactivity. The size and shape of fabricated bionanoparticles can also be completely regulated by controlling the environment where the nanocrystal growth occurs. Moreover, biological methods have the greater advantage of easy bulk synthesis which can be exploited for industrial scale production too"--