Phosphate Favors the Biosynthesis of CdS Quantum Dots in Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans ATCC 19703 by Improving Metal Uptake and Tolerance

Phosphate Favors the Biosynthesis of CdS Quantum Dots in Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans ATCC 19703 by Improving Metal Uptake and Tolerance

Recently, we reported the production of Cadmium sulfide (CdS) fluorescent semiconductor nanoparticles (quantum dots, QDs) by acidophilic bacteria of the Acidithiobacillus genus. Here, we report that the addition of inorganic phosphate to Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans ATCC 19703 cultures favors the b...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Ulloa, Carolina P. Quezada, Mabel Araneda, Blanca Escobar, Edwar Fuentes, Sergio A. Álvarez, Matías Castro, Nicolás Bruna, Rodrigo Espinoza-González, Denisse Bravo, José M. Pérez-Donoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
phosphate
quantum dots
nanoparticle biosynthesis
acid-stable quantum dots
bioleaching bacteria
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00234/full

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