Microbial synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles and their potential application as an antimicrobial agent and a feed supplement in animal industry: a review

• Main Authors: Mohd. Yusof, Hidayat, Mohamad, Rosfarizan, Zaidan, Uswatun Hasanah, Abdul Rahman, Nor’ Aini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81352/1/Microbial%20synthesis%20of%20zinc%20oxide%20nanoparticles%20and%20their%20potential%20application%20as%20an%20antimicrobial%20agent%20and%20a%20feed%20supplement%20in%20animal%20industry%20a%20review.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81352/; https://jasbsci.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40104-019-0368-z
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

In recent years, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have gained tremendous attention attributed to their unique properties. Notably, evidence has shown that zinc is an important nutrient in living organisms. As such, both prokaryotes and eukaryotes including bacteria, fungi and yeast are exploited f...