Table S1.

List of bacteria that synthesize gold nanoparticles

Name of the bacteria	Saturation time/conditions	Localization/morphology/size	References
Deinococcus radiodurans R1	8 h; 32°C, pH 7, 1 mM Au(III)	Cell envelope, the cytosol and extracellular; spherical and irregular shapes; 43.75±0.56 nm	This study
Escherichia coli DH5α	120 h; 25°C±3°C, 1 mM Au(III)	Cell surface; spherical; 20 nm	1
Geobacillus strain ID17	16 h; 65°C, pH 7, 1 mM Au(III)	Quasi-hexagonal; 5–50 and 10–20 nm	2
Rhodopseudomonas capsulata	48 h; pH 7, 1 mM Au(III)	Spherical; 10–20 nm	3
Escherichia coli K12	24 h; 27°C, pH 2.8, 0.01 M Au(III)	Circular; 50 nm	4
Shewanella oneidensis	48 h; 30°C, 1 mM Au(III)	Spheres; 2–50 nm	5
Brevibacterium casei	24 h; 37°C, 1 mM Au(III)	Spherical shape; 10–50 nm	6
Cupriavidus metallidurans	144 h; 30°C, pH 7, 50 μM Au(III)	Cytoplasm, periplasm; 100 nm	7
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	24 h; 37°C, 1 mM Au(III)	Extracellular; 15–30 nm	8
Bacillus megaterium	48 h; 37°C, pH 4.5, 1 mM Au(III)	Spherical; 4–36 nm	9