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There is a growing demand for materials covered with compounds that prevent the adhesion of microorganisms that form biofilms. Surface contamination is a concern of the biomedical and food industry, due to the risks to the health of patients and consumers. Thus, the interruption of microbial adhesion in its first moments is an excellent approach for the performance of anti-adhesive compounds. The microbial biosurfactants have the potential for the application on surfaces of economic interest as agents that inhibit microbial fixation. They comprise a variety of amphiphilic molecules that can be obtained directly, synthesized by plants and microbes, or indirectly, through chemical or genetic changes. Biosurfactant production from renewable substrates is possible, and there is a tendency for the substitution of synthetic surfactants of biological origin in industrialized countries. This chapter discusses the main classes of microbial biosurfactants with anti-adhesive action, the process of microbial adhesion for the formation of biofilms, and current studies involving the application of biosurfactants as biofilm disturbing agents on different surfaces.
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da Silva, M.d.G.C., Durval, I.J.B., da Silva, M.E.P., Sarubbo, L.A. (2021). Potential Applications of Anti-Adhesive Biosurfactants. In: Inamuddin, Ahamed, M.I., Prasad, R. (eds) Microbial Biosurfactants. Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6607-3_10
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