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Microbial Nanoparticles in Biological Plant Protection

Tomasz Maciąg, Edmund Kozieł, Małgorzata Dudkiewicz, Katarzyna Otulak-Kozieł

International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2025

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Summary

Nanoparticles are small structures that differ in terms of their shape and composition; their high surface-to-volume ratio is responsible for their unique properties that make them perfect mediators for the delivery of substances. Nanoparticles do not only include metallic spheres but also complex polysaccharides capsule viruses or bacterial protein complexes (which can be considered bionanoparticles), which are 1-100 nm in size. Although nanoparticles are most widely studied from medical perspectives, their potential applications are almost limitless. One such promising use of functional nanoparticles is for plant protection against diseases. Although the precise use of nanoparticles decreases the need for the use of other chemical compounds, thanks to their increased product stability an

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3390/ijms26062492
Catalogue ID
SNmoakvhz4-zydty9
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