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Microbial Surfactants and Their Potential Applications: An Overview

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Biosurfactant or microbial surfactants produced by microbes are structurally diverse and heterogeneous groups of surface-active amphipathic molecules. They are capable of reducing surface and interfacial tension and have a wide range of industrial and environmental applications. The present chapter reviews the biochemical properties of different classes of microbial surfactants and their potential application in different industrial sectors.

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  • Bacillus Subtilis
  • Cyclic Lipopeptide
  • Microbial Surfactant
  • Mannosylerythritol Lipid
  • Trehalose Lipid

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