One-pot synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles via chemical precipitation for bromophenol blue adsorption and the antifungal activity against filamentous fungi

KG Akpomie, S Ghosh, M Gryzenhout, J Conradie - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
In this research, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) were prepared via a facile one-pot
chemical precipitation approach and applied in the adsorption of bromophenol blue (BRB) …

Optical and surface properties of Zn doped CdO nanorods and antimicrobial applications

P Kumar, MC Mathpal, GK Inwati, S Ghosh… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present work describes the synthesis of pure and Zn doped CdO (CdO: Zn) nanorods
synthesized by a simple low-cost combustion technique. The optical, structural …

The World of Cave Microbiomes: Biodiversity, Ecological Interactions, Chemistry, and the Multi-Omics Integration

NN Kato, GS Arini, RR Silva, ME Bichuette… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Caves are ecosystems and natural heritage sites with magnificent biological diversity, from
microorganisms to animals, despite their selective environment for development and …

Plasmonic Au nanoparticles embedded in glass: Study of TOF-SIMS, XPS and its enhanced antimicrobial activities

P Kumar, MC Mathpal, S Ghosh, GK Inwati… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Au nanoparticles (NPs) were formed near the surfaces of pre-synthesized
sodium zinc–borate glass by an ion exchange process obtained by thermal heat treatment in …

The geomicrobiology of limestone, sulfuric acid speleogenetic, and volcanic caves: basic concepts and future perspectives

P Turrini, A Chebbi, FP Riggio, P Visca - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Caves are ubiquitous subterranean voids, accounting for a still largely unexplored surface of
the Earth underground. Due to the absence of sunlight and physical segregation, caves are …

Geomicrobiology of a seawater-influenced active sulfuric acid cave

IM D'Angeli, D Ghezzi, S Leuko, A Firrincieli, M Parise… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Fetida Cave is an active sulfuric acid cave influenced by seawater, showing abundant
microbial communities that organize themselves under three main different morphologies …

Whole Genome Sequencing and Metabolomic Study of Cave Streptomyces Isolates ICC1 and ICC4

JT Gosse, S Ghosh, A Sproule, D Overy… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The terrestrial subsurface microbiome has gained considerable amount of interests in the
recent years because of its rich potential resource for biomining novel genes coding for …

Synthesis, characterization, DFT and biological activity of oligothiophene β-diketone and Cu-complexes

NGS Mateyise, S Ghosh, M Gryzenhout, E Chiyindiko… - Polyhedron, 2021 - Elsevier
The chemical reactivity and antimicrobial activity of [Cu II ((CF 3) COCHCO (C 4 H 2 S)(C 4
H 3 S)) 2] is presented. A density functional theory (DFT) study of the oligothiophene …

Evaluation of plant origin essential oils as herbal biocides for the protection of caves belonging to natural and cultural heritage sites

AA Argyri, AI Doulgeraki, EG Varla, VC Bikouli… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The present study concerns the serious issue of biodeterioration of the caves belonging to
natural and cultural heritage sites due to the development of various microorganisms. Thus …

Ananas comosus peel–mediated green synthesized magnetite nanoparticles and their antifungal activity against four filamentous fungal strains

KG Akpomie, S Ghosh, M Gryzenhout… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2021 - Springer
Despite the potent antimicrobial activity of magnetite nanoparticles (MtNPs), research on the
antifungal activity of MtNP against filamentous fungi is rare. In this study, MtNP was …