Formation of sphalerite (ZnS) deposits in natural biofilms of sulfate-reducing bacteria.

By M. Labrenz, G. Druschel, T. Thomsen-Ebert, B. Gilbert, Sue A. Welch, Kenneth M. Kemner, G. Logan, R. Summons, G. D. Stasio, P. Bond and 3 more. Science, 2000

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Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Fungus Trichoderma Reesei (A Route for LargeScale Production of AgNPs) (2011, background): “Bacteria for production of cadmium sulfide [6, 7], zinc sulfide [8], magnetite [9], iron sulfide [10] and silver [11-13] nanoparticles; iii.”
The use of microorganisms for the formation of metal nanoparticles and their application (2005, background): “In a remarkable investigation, Labrenz et al. (2000) has shown that spherical aggregates of 2- to 5-nmdiameter sphalerite (ZnS) particles are formed within natural biofilms dominated by sulfate-reducing bacteria of the family Desulfobacteriaceae.”
Bacterial biomineralization: new insights from Myxococcus-induced mineral precipitation (2010, background): “Microorganisms have been recognized to influence the formation of a wide variety of minerals such as carbonates, oxides, sulphides, phosphates, sulphates, nitrates, halides and silicates (Ferris et al. 1986; Thompson & Ferris 1990; Schultze-Lam et al. 1996; Fortin et al. 1997; Pósfai et al. 1998; Ca”
Extracellular synthesis of silver nanoparticles by a silver-tolerant yeast strain MKY3 (2002, background): “Bacteria involved in silver leaching have been reported to accumulate silver sulfide within their membrane (Pooley 1982) and natural biofilms of sulfate reducing bacteria were shown to deposit nanocrystalline sphalerite, i.e. ZnS (Labrenz et al 2000).”