Green Synthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Using Aloe vera Leaf Extract and Its Antibacterial Activity Against Fish Bacterial Pathogens
The present study reports biologically oriented process for green synthesis of CuO nanoparticles by using eco-friendly and non-toxic Aloe vera leaf extract. Powder X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscope analysis revealed that synthesized CuO nanoparticles are in monoclinic phase with...
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Published in | BioNanoScience Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 135 - 139 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York
Springer US
01.09.2015
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Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | The present study reports biologically oriented process for green synthesis of CuO nanoparticles by using eco-friendly and non-toxic
Aloe vera
leaf extract. Powder X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscope analysis revealed that synthesized CuO nanoparticles are in monoclinic phase with average particle size of 20 nm. The antibacterial activity of green synthesized CuO nanoparticles was tested against three bacterial fish pathogens “viz:”
Aeromonas hydrophila
,
Pseudomonas fluorescens
and
Flavobacterium branchiophilum
, which are responsible for causing severe infectious diseases in fishes. CuO NPs exhibits enhanced antibacterial activity against all the fish pathogens even at lower concentrations, i.e. above 20 μg/mL. |
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ISSN: | 2191-1630 2191-1649 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12668-015-0171-z |