MICROORGANISM FORMING GOLD NANOPARTICLE AND FORMATION METHOD OF GOLD NANOPARTICLE USING THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new microorganism forming gold nanoparticles, and to provide a formation method of the gold nanoparticles, using the microorganism.;SOLUTION: There are provided a microorganism having gold reducing ability, belonging to the genus Collimonas and having an accession number NITE P-1104, and a formation method of gold nanoparticles, which comprises bringing a gold compound into contact with the microorganism or a cell-free extract thereof to reduce auric acid ion from the gold compound.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT