Characterization of Selenite Reduction by Lysinibacillus sp. ZYM-1 and Photocatalytic Performance of Biogenic Selenium Nanospheres

This study comprehensively investigated the feasibility of biogenic selenium nanomaterials (Se NMs) as a photocatalyst in dye degradation. The marine selenite-reducing bacterium Lysinibacillus sp. ZYM-1 was isolated. This strain can reduce selenite to Se NMs over a wide range of pH (5–9), selenite concentration (1–25 mM), and temperature (20–50 °C) within 48 h. Draft genome data suggested that sulfite reductase may be responsible for selenite...