Biosynthesis of rhamnolipid by a Marinobacter species expands the paradigm of biosurfactant synthesis to a new genus of the marine microflora

Abstract Background In comparison to synthetically derived surfactants, biosurfactants produced from microbial culture are generally regarded by industry as being more sustainable and possess lower toxicity. One major class of biosurfactants are rhamnolipids primarily produced by Pseudomonas aerugin...

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Main Authors: Lakshmi Tripathi, Matthew S. Twigg, Aikaterini Zompra, Karina Salek, Victor U. Irorere, Tony Gutierrez, Georgios A. Spyroulias, Roger Marchant, Ibrahim M. Banat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-019-1216-8