Journal Article

Larvicidal Activity of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized by Pseudomonas fluorescens YPS3 Isolated from the Eastern Ghats of India

Kalaimurugan, Dharman, Sivasankar, Palaniappan, Senthilkumar, Palaninaicker, Durairaj, Kaliannan, Vivekanandhan, Perumal, Venkatesan, Srinivasan, Shivakumar, Muthugoundar Subramanian

2019

Overview

Microbial nanoparticles synthesis is a greener approach by which it interconnects the nanotechnology and microbial biotechnology. The present study focussed on the synthesis of AgNP using P. fluorescens YPS3 as a mediated and larvicidal activity of AgNP against Aedes aegypti , Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito. P. fluorescens -YPS3 mediated AgNPs were characterized by UV–visible spectrophotometer, FT-IR, XRD, FE-SEM, EDX and HR-TEM analysis. The nature of the nanoparticles were confirmed by EDaX and they were polydispersed and spherical in nature with the average size of 26.67 ± 3 nm. The larvicidal activity of the AgNP revealed prominent toxicity on the tested mosquito larvae. AgNPs showed the LC 50 value as 80.658 μg/ml, 94.225 μg/ml, and 113.238 μg/ml A. aegypti , A. stephensi and C. quinquefasciatus respectively. P. fluorescens —YPS3 synthesized nanoparticles found to have prominent bioactivity on mosquito larvae and thus can be used as biocontrol agent to control mosquito population.

• Publisher: Springer US,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Bacteria / Bioassays / Biocompatibility / Catalysis / Chemistry / Chemistry and Materials Science / Drinking water / Fourier transforms / Identification / Inorganic Chemistry / Larvae / Malaria / Microorganisms / Morphology / Mosquitoes / Nanochemistry / Nanoparticles / Original Paper / Phylogenetics / Physical Chemistry / Pseudomonas fluorescens / Silver / Spectrum analysis / Synthesis / Toxicity / Toxicity testing / Tropical diseases / Zika virus