Table 1 Some of the important biological resources to synthesize selenium nanoparticles
From: Selenium Nanoparticles for Stress-Resilient Fish and Livestock
Precursor of selenium | Organism used | Size of nanoparticles (nm) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) | Bacillus cereus (bacteria) | 150–200 | [40] |
Sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) | Bacillus sp. MSh-1 (bacteria) | 80–220 | [100] |
Sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) | Zooglea ramigera (bacteria) | 30–150 | [37] |
Sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) | Pantoea agglomerans (bacteria) | 30–300 | [38] |
Selenite (Se4+) solution | Klebsiella pneumonia (bacteria) | 100–550 | [34] |
Selenite (Se4+)solution | Bacillus sp. JAPSK2 (bacteria) | 222 | [36] |
Sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) | Bacillus Subtilis (bacteria) | 100 | [101] |
Selenium dioxide (SeO2) solution | Aspergillus terreus (fungus) | 47 | [102] |
Selenite (Se4+) solution | Shewanella sp. HN-41 (bacteria) | 1–20 | [35] |
Sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) | Spirulina platensis polysaccharides (algae) | 90–550 | [33] |
Sodium selenate (Na2SeO4) | Alternaria alternata (fungus) | 30–150 | [103] |
Sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) | Pseudomonas aerogenosa strain JS11(bacteria) | 21 | [73] |
Sodium hydrogen sulfate (NaHSeO3) | Lactobacillus casei (bacteria) | 50–500 | [39] |
Sodium selenite (Na2SeO3) | Sachharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) | 30–100 | [104] |