Production of cadmium sulfide quantum dots by the lithobiontic Antarctic strain Pedobacter sp. UYP1 and their application as photosensitizer in solar cells

• Published in: Microbial Cell Factories
• Main Authors: V. Carrasco, V. Amarelle, S. Lagos-Moraga, C. P. Quezada, R. Espinoza-González, R. Faccio, E. Fabiano, J. M. Pérez-Donoso
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2021
• Subjects: Antarctica; Endoliths; Lithobionts; Nanoparticle biosynthesis; Cadmium sulfide nanoparticles; QDSSC; Microbiology; QR1-502; Antarctic; King George Island; Fildes; Fildes peninsula; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-021-01531-4; https://doaj.org/article/4f452af8d0914c3cbf601bf0dd6f0dae

Abstract Background Microbes are present in almost every environment on Earth, even in those with extreme environmental conditions such as Antarctica, where rocks may represent the main refuge for life. Lithobiontic communities are composed of microorganisms capable of colonizing rocks and, as it is...