Thaís R Santiago1,2, Cínthia C Bonatto1,3,4, Maurício Rossato3,5, Cláudio A P Lopes3, Carlos A Lopes5, Eduardo S G Mizubuti2, Luciano P Silva1,3. 1. Laboratório de Nanobiotecnologia (LNANO), Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Brazil. 2. Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil. 3. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil. 4. Pesquisa Aplicada, TecSinapse, São Paulo, Brazil. 5. Laboratório de Fitopatologia, Embrapa Hortaliças, Brasília, Brazil.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), particularly those entrapped in polymeric nanosystems, have arisen as options for managing plant bacterial diseases. Among the biopolymers useful for the entrapment of AgNPs, chitosan is promising because of its low cost, good biocompatibility, antimicrobial properties and biodegradability. The present study aimed: (i) to greenly-synthesize AgNPs using different concentrations of aqueous extract of tomato leaves followed by entrapment of AgNPs with chitosan (CH-AgNPs); (ii) to characterize the optical, structural and biological properties of the nanosystems produced; (iii) to evaluate the antimicrobial activities of AgNPs and nanomaterials; and (iv) to assess the effectiveness of AgNPs and nanomaterials for controlling tomato bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum. RESULTS: Spherical and oval AgNPs had incipient colloidal instability, although the concentration of the tomato leaf extract influenced both size (< 87 nm) and the polydispersity index. Nanomaterials (< 271 nm in size) were characterized by a highly stable matrix of chitosan containing polydisperse AgNPs. Free AgNPs and CH-AgNPs were stable for up to 30 days, with no significant alteration in physicochemical parameters. The AgNPs and nanomaterials had antibacterial activity and decreased bacterial growth at micromolar concentrations after 48 h. Morphological changes in R. solanacearum cells were observed after treatment with CH-AgNPs. The application of CH-AgNPs at 256 µmol L-1 reduced the incidence of bacterial wilt in a partially resistant tomato genotype but not in the susceptible line. CONCLUSION: Greenly-synthesized chitosan-derived nanomaterials containing AgNPs produced with leaf extracts from their own species appear to comprise a promising and sustainable alternative in an integrated management approach aiming to reduce the yield losses caused by bacterial wilt.
BACKGROUND:Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), particularly those entrapped in polymeric nanosystems, have arisen as options for managing plant bacterial diseases. Among the biopolymers useful for the entrapment of AgNPs, chitosan is promising because of its low cost, good biocompatibility, antimicrobial properties and biodegradability. The present study aimed: (i) to greenly-synthesize AgNPs using different concentrations of aqueous extract of tomato leaves followed by entrapment of AgNPs with chitosan (CH-AgNPs); (ii) to characterize the optical, structural and biological properties of the nanosystems produced; (iii) to evaluate the antimicrobial activities of AgNPs and nanomaterials; and (iv) to assess the effectiveness of AgNPs and nanomaterials for controlling tomato bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum. RESULTS: Spherical and oval AgNPs had incipient colloidal instability, although the concentration of the tomato leaf extract influenced both size (< 87 nm) and the polydispersity index. Nanomaterials (< 271 nm in size) were characterized by a highly stable matrix of chitosan containing polydisperse AgNPs. Free AgNPs and CH-AgNPs were stable for up to 30 days, with no significant alteration in physicochemical parameters. The AgNPs and nanomaterials had antibacterial activity and decreased bacterial growth at micromolar concentrations after 48 h. Morphological changes in R. solanacearum cells were observed after treatment with CH-AgNPs. The application of CH-AgNPs at 256 µmol L-1 reduced the incidence of bacterial wilt in a partially resistant tomato genotype but not in the susceptible line. CONCLUSION: Greenly-synthesized chitosan-derived nanomaterials containing AgNPs produced with leaf extracts from their own species appear to comprise a promising and sustainable alternative in an integrated management approach aiming to reduce the yield losses caused by bacterial wilt.
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