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Alkaliphiles and Acidophiles in Nanotechnology

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Acidophiles and alkaliphiles have been exploited for the synthesis of nanoparticles. The nanomaterial synthesizing biocomponents of these microorganisms have an added advantage of providing excellent stability to the nanomaterial being synthesized. Some produce biomolecules such as proteins, peptides and a special class of metal-binding molecules referred to as phytochelatins that are used for the in vitro stabilization of synthesized nanomaterials. This chapter provides an overview of the many acidophilic and alkalophilic microorganisms capable of synthesizing nanoparticles.

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