Lactic acid bacteria are generally believed to have positive roles in maintaining good health and immune system in humans. A number of Lactobacilli spp. are known to produce important metabolites, among which biosurfactants in particular have shown antimicrobial activity against several pathogens in the intestinal tract and female urogenital tract partly through interfering with biofilm formati...

Biosurfactants are extracellular surface active compounds produced by bacteria, fungi and yeast. Most microbial surfactants are complex molecules, comprising different structures that include lipopeptides, glycolipids, polysaccharide protein complexes, fatty acids and phospholipids. In the past two decades, biosurfactants have gained increasing attention due to their useful properties such as b...

Petroleum hydrocarbon is the main source of energy in the world, as well as the main pollutant of soil and water. Accidental spills, uncontrolled landfills or improper storage and leaking underground storage tanks can all lead to contamination1. Compared with physicochemical methods, bioremediation has gained increasing interest in dealing with petroleum hydrocarbons, as it is environmentally f...

Biofilms were grown on preconditioned voice prostheses with biosurfactants obtained from probiotic bacteria Lactococcus lactis 53 and Streptococcus thermophilus A in an artificial throat model. Both biosurfactants greatly reduced microbial numbers on prostheses and also induced a decrease in the airflow resistance that occurs on voice prostheses after biofilm formation. This study presents a pr...

this work studies the biosurfactants production which enables the diesel biodegradation byusing mixed microbial consortia from polluted sites. it was carried out by culturing three microbial consortia(named as xa, xb and xc) obtained from polluted soils, and enriched in diesel as sole carbon source.batchexperiments were done to study the effects of three variables (temperature,hydrocarbon conce...

RHAMNOLIPIDS—BRIEF OUTLINE Biosurfactants, widely known as surfaceactive agents of biological origin, have carved a niche for themselves in the market due to their unique environmentfriendly properties. They have come a long way since first biosurfactant “surfactin” was purified and characterized by Arima et al. (1968). Biosurfactants have been researched thoroughly and satisfactorily since the...

The biosurfactants are produced by various microorganisms and comprise a diversity of molecules characterized by low toxicity, high biodegradability and potential substitutes for synthetic surfactants that cause environmental impact. The southern region of Brazil has an agricultural based economy that produces large volumes of solid-waste per year. These solid-wastes must be properly treated an...

SummaryMarine microorganisms have unique metabolic and physiological characteristics are an important source of new biomolecules such as biosurfactants. Many surfactants synthesized by marine exhibit antimicrobial, antiadhesive antibiofilm activity against a wide range pathogenic resistant to antibiotics antimicrobial drugs. Biosurfactants anticancer can be considered alternative traditional th...

Surfactants are chemical products widely used in our daily life in toothpaste and other personal hygiene and cosmetic products, and in several industries. Biosurfactants are surfactants of biological origin that can be produced by microorganisms and have many advantages, such as low toxicity and high biodegradability, compared to synthetic counterparts. Unfortunately, high production costs limi...