Name of organism Nanoparticles Produced Synthesis Location Method References A) Bacteria Thermomonospora sp. Au Extracellular Reduction [62] Rhodococcus species Au Intracellular Reduction [63] Escherichia coli Pd, Pt Extracellular Reduction [20] Rhodopseudomonascapsulata Au Extracellular Reduction [25] Pseudomonas aeruginosa Au Extracellular Reduction [1] Delftiaacidovorans Au Extracellular Reduction [26] Bacillus licheniformis Ag Intracellular Reduction [28] Shewanella sp. AsS Extracellular Reduction [64]   Se Extracellular Reduction [65] Desulfovibriodesulfuricans Pd Extracellular Reduction [66] Bacillus sphaericus JG-A12 U, Cu, Pb, Al, Cd Extracellular Biosorption and Reduction [33] Bacillus sp. Ag Intracellular Reduction [29] Klebsiella pneumonia Ag Extracellular Reduction [30] Escherichia coli Ag Extracellular Reduction [30] Enterobacter cloacae Ag Extracellular Reduction [30] Lactobacillus spp. Ag Extracellular Biosorption and Reduction [32] Enterococcus faecium Ag Extracellular Biosorption and Reduction [32] Lactococcusgarvieae Ag Extracellular Biosorption and Reduction [32] B) Fungi  Pediococcuspentosaceus Ag Extracellular Biosorption and Reduction [32] Fusariumoxysporum CdS Extracellular Enzyme Mediated [41]   Ag Extracellular Reduction [27]   Pt         Au Intracellular Reduction [67] Aspergillusfumigatus Ag Extracellular Reduction [17] Neurosporacrassa Pt Intracellular & Extracellular Reduction [45] Verticillium sp. Au Intracellular Reduction [38] C) Plants & Extracts  Coriolusversicolor Ag Intracellular & Extracellular Reduction [43] Aspergillusflavus Ag Extracellular Reduction [68] Jatrophacurcaslatex Ag Extracellular Latex Mediated Reduction [52] Acalyphaindicaleaf extract Ag Extracellular Reduction [11] Medicagosativa seed exudate Ag Extracellular Reduction [53] Cymbopogonflexuosus extract Au Extracellular Reduction [57] Live Alfalfa plants Au Intracellular - [61] Magnolia kobus leaf broth Ag Extracellular Reduction [18]

Table 1: Metallic nanoparticles formed by different organisms. The table also illustrates the location of the nanoparticles in relation to the cells and the suggested method of synthesis.