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Abstract
Nanomaterials and nanoparticles have gained enormous prominence in technological advancements due to their tuneable physical, chemical and biological properties with much enhanced performance over their bulk counterparts because of their unique shape, size and structure. Biological method of nanoparticle synthesis is one of the most prominent as well as cheap, eco-friendly and reliable method against the other physical and chemical methods. The ever-increasing demand in various fields as biomedical, food and agriculture, industrial and environment sectors have forced the synthesis and characterization of wide variety of nanoparticles by using list of biological systems as bacteria, fungi, plant. The present review is designed in order to compile the studies related to produce nanoparticles using bacterial system and its various aspects as characterization, biocompatibility as well as toxicity caused due to nanocomposites. Moreover, this paper systematically examines the recent developments among the different synthesis methods and their uniqueness with respect to type of bacteria and chemicals involved. This paper will contribute in understanding basic mechanism of nanoparticle synthesis using bacteria as a factories and further sustainable research aiming at greater potential applications of environmentally friendly nanomaterials in much healthier way.