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<journal-id>1405-2768</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Polibotánica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Polibotánica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1405-2768</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1405-27682024000200149</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18387/polibotanica.58.10</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Actividad antibacteriana de nanopartículas de plata biosintetizadas a partir de extractos de tres especies de Agave para inhibir Bacillus licheniformis]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles biosynthesized from extracts of three species of Agave to inhibit Bacillus licheniformis]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sandra Yarenssy]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arzate Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Amaury Martín]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Pedroza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Guadalupe]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García-Núñez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hilda]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cruz Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eulogio De la]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados en Fitomejoramiento Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Toluca Estado de México]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México Departamento de Biotecnología Facultad de Ciencias]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Toluca Estado de México]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados en Fitomejoramiento Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Toluca Estado de México]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares Departamento de Biología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ocoyoacac Estado de México]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>58</numero>
<fpage>149</fpage>
<lpage>157</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1405-27682024000200149&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1405-27682024000200149&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1405-27682024000200149&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Bacillus licheniformis es un agente contaminante del cultivo in vitro de plantas de agave, lo cual provoca perdidas en su propagación. El uso de nanopartículas de plata (AgNPs) biosintetizadas a partir de extractos acuosos de especies de este género, es una alternativa ecológica para controlar la contaminación causada por este microorganismo. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar la actividad antibacteriana de AgNPs biosintetizadas a partir de extractos acuosos de tres especies de Agave (A. tequilana, A. cupreata y A. salmiana), como agentes reductores para biosintetizar AgNPs, para inhibir el crecimiento de B. licheniformis y caracterizar las nanopartículas biosintetizadas. Para la biosíntesis de AgNPs se probaron extractos acuosos de tres especies de Agave y seis concentraciones relación volumen de Ag: volumen de extracto. Se evaluó la actividad antibacteriana mediante la prueba sensibilidad de Kirby-Bauer y finalmente, las AgNPs se caracterizaron mediante análisis espectroscópico UV-Vis, microscopía electrónica de transmisión y espectroscopia de rayos X de energía dispersiva. Las AgNPs biosintetizadas a partir de A. tequilana y A. cupreata que presentaron un menor tamaño mostraron una mejor eficacia antibacteriana contra B. licheniformis que las AgNPs con un tamaño mayor, biosintetizadas a partir de A. salmiana. Nuestros resultados proporcionan un método ecológico, simple y de bajo costo para la biosíntesis de AgNPs con actividad antibacteriana.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Bacillus licheniformis is a contaminating agent in the in vitro cultivation of agave plants, which causes losses in its propagation. The use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) biosynthesized from aqueous extracts of species of this genus is an ecological alternative to control the contamination caused by this microorganism. The objective of the present work was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of AgNPs biosynthesized from aqueous extracts of three species of Agave (A. tequilana, A. cupreata and A. salmiana), as reducing agents to biosynthesize AgNPs, to inhibit the growth of B. licheniformis and characterize the biosynthesized nanoparticles. For the biosynthesis of AgNPs, aqueous extracts of three Agave species and six concentrations ratio volume of Ag: volume of extract were evaluated. The antibacterial activity was evaluated using the Kirby-Bauer sensitivity test and finally, the AgNPs were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopic analysis, transmission electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The AgNPs biosynthesized from A. tequilana and A. cupreata that had a smaller size showed better antibacterial efficacy against B. licheniformis than the AgNPs with a larger size, biosynthesized from A. salmiana. Our results provide a green, simple, and low-cost method for the biosynthesis of AgNPs with antibacterial activity.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Agave salmiana]]></kwd>
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