Fecha de publicación: 07/04/2022 Fuente: PubMed "Ecological production" Front Microbiol. 2022 Mar 21;13:855077. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.855077. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTThe exceptional potential for application that metallic nanoparticles (MeNPs) have shown, has steadily increased their demand in many different scientific and technological areas, including the biomedical and pharmaceutical industry, bioremediation, chemical synthesis, among others. To face the current challenge for transitioning toward more sustainable and ecological production methods, bacterial biosynthesis of MeNPs, especially from extremophilic microorganisms, emerges as a suitable alternative with intrinsic added benefits like improved stability and biocompatibility. Currently, biogenic nanoparticles of different relevant metals have been successfully achieved using different bacterial strains. However, information about biogenic nanoparticles from rare earth elements (REEs) is very scarce, in spite of their great importance and potential. This mini review discusses the current understanding of metallic nanoparticle biosynthesis by extremophilic bacteria, highlighting the relevance of searching for bacterial species that are able to biosynthesize RRE nanoparticles.PMID:35387087 | PMC:PMC8977859 | DOI:10.3389/fmicb.2022.855077