An industrially potent rhamnolipid-like biosurfactant produced from a novel oil-degrading bacterium, <i>Bacillus velezensis</i> S2
Shahnaz Sultana, Rokaia Sultana, Md. Abdullah Al-Mansur, Md. Ahedul Akbor, Nasrin Akter Bhuiyan, Shamim Ahmed, Sabina Yasmin, AHM Shofiul Islam Molla Jamal
Abstract
An oil-degrading bacteria, Bacillus velezensis S2, was found to produce rhamnolipid-like biosurfactant which showed significant emulsification and foaming activity while reducing the surface tension remarkably. This offers more ecological sustainability than the toxic chemical surfactants.
Topics & Concepts
RhamnolipidBacteriaChemistrySurface tensionFood scienceBiologyPseudomonas aeruginosaQuantum mechanicsGeneticsPhysicsMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactantsMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionToxic Organic Pollutants Impact