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Inhibition of bacterial adhesion and anti-biofilm effects of Bacillus cereus and Serratia nematodiphila biosurfactants against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 2023
Background and Objectives: Biosurfactants are amphiphilic surface-active agents that mainly produced by various microorganisms. In this study, the anti-biofilm and inhibition of bacterial adhesion activities of two bacterial biosurfactants were ...
Alireza Keyhanian, Mojgan Mohammadimehr, Farshad Nojoomi, Hamed Naghoosi, Mehdi Shakouri Khomartash, Mohsen Chamanara   +5 more
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Phase Behaviour, Functionality, and Physicochemical Characteristics of Glycolipid Surfactants of Microbial Origin

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
Growing demand for biosurfactants as environmentally friendly counterparts of chemically derived surfactants enhances the extensive search for surface-active compounds of biological (microbial) origin.
Karina Sałek, Stephen R. Euston, Tomasz Janek   +2 more
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Marine Biosurfactants: Potent Alternatives of Synthetic Surfactants [PDF]

Records of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences, 2023
Marine biosurfactants are Surfactants of marine origin either produced by planktonic microorganisms of marine environment whether sea water or soil or produced by associated microorganisms with marine organisms.
Mahmoud AbdelFatah
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Biossurfactantes: propriedades anticorrosivas, antibiofilmes e antimicrobianas

Química Nova, 2013
Due to the importance of biofilms in the food industry, new products are being developed to enhance the efficiency of cleaning food-contact surfaces. Biosurfactants could be an alternative to synthetic products.
Lívia Vieira de Araujo, Denise Maria Guimarães Freire, Márcia Nitschke   +2 more
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Simple method for quantification of anionic biosurfactants in aqueous solutions

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023
Biosurfactants are microbial products that have applications as cleaning agents, emulsifiers, and dispersants. Detection and quantification of biosurfactants can be done by various methods, including colorimetric tests, high performance liquid ...
Gabriele Sass, Marie-Christine Groleau, Eric Déziel, David A. Stevens, David A. Stevens   +4 more
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Sulfur source-mediated transcriptional regulation of the rhlABC genes involved in biosurfactants production by Pseudomonas sp. strain AK6U

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2014
Despite the nutritional significance of sulfur, its influence on biosurfactants production has not been sufficiently studied. We investigated the expression of key biosurfactants production genes, rhlABC, in cultures of Pseudomonas sp.
Wael eIsmail, Ashraf eEl Nayal, Ahmed eRamadan, Nasser eAbotalib   +3 more
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Commercial Biosurfactants

, 2014
TeeGene Biotech is a spin out venture proposal from Teesside University, which is pioneering the use of biosurfactants in a range of environmental and biomedical applications.
Rahman, Pattanathu
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Optimization of the Operational Conditions to Produce Extracellular and Cell-Bound Biosurfactants by Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus Using Corn Steep Liquor as a Unique Source of Nutrients

Fermentation, 2023
The relevance of this work lies in the fact that it is the first time that corn steep liquor (CSL) has been proposed as a unique source of nutrients for producing biosurfactants in a controlled fermentation and Aneurinibacillus aneurinilyticus, isolated ...
Ksenia Lvova, Andrea Martínez-Arcos, Alejandro López-Prieto, Xanel Vecino, Ana Belén Moldes, José Manuel Cruz   +5 more
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Microbial biosurfactants: Green alternatives and sustainable solution for augmenting pesticide remediation and management of organic waste

Current Research in Microbial Sciences
Pesticide pollution remains a significant environmental challenge, necessitating the exploration of sustainable alternatives. Biosurfactants are a class of unconventional surface-active chemicals that are produced by microorganisms.
Shiv Shankar Markam, Aman Raj, Ashwani Kumar, Mohammed Latif Khan   +3 more
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Biosurfactants: Potential and Eco-Friendly Material for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Safety—A Review

Agronomy, 2022
With the present climate change and increasing world population, there is an urgent need to discover creative, efficient, and cost-effective natural products for the benefit of humanity.
Ekambaram Gayathiri, Palanisamy Prakash, Natchimuthu Karmegam, Sunita Varjani, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Balasubramani Ravindran   +5 more
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