Table 1 Potential biosurfactants with their producing micro-organisms
From: Utilization of oleo-chemical industry by-products for biosurfactant production
Microorganism | Sources of isolation | By-products/ Carbon Sources | Biosurfactant | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pseudomonas sp. | Oil spilled soil | Glucose/ Molasses/ Cheese whey | Rhamnolipid | Anandaraj and Thivakaran 2010 |
Pseudomonas sp. | Used edible oil | Used edible oil/ Rice-water/ Diesel/ Petrol/ Whey | Rhamnolipid | Soniyamby et al. 2011 |
Bacillus subtilis | Crude oil contaminated localities | Glucose/ Rapeseed oil supplemented with crude oil | Iturin | Bayoumi et al. 2010 |
Bordetella hinizi-DAFI | Crude oil contaminated localities | Sucrose/ Molasses supplemented with crude oil | Trehalose-2,3,4,2’-tetraester | Bayoumi et al. 2010 |
Trichosporon asahii | Petroleum-contaminated soil | Diesel oil | Sophorolipids | |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa LBI | Petroleum contaminated soil | Soap-stock | Rhamnolipids | Benincasa et al. 2002 |
Serratia marcescens | Petroleum contaminated soil | Glycerol | Lipopeptide | Anyanwu et al. 2011 |
Candida sp. SY-16 | Oil-containing soil sample | Soybean oil and glucose | Mannosylerythritol (Glycolipid) | Kim et al. 1999 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa SP4 | Petroleum contaminated soil | Palm oil | Rhamnolipid | Sarachat et al. 2010 |
Rhodococcus sp. | Oil-contaminated soil | Sucrose/ Kerosene/ n-heptane/ n-octane/ n-hexadecane/ n-paraffin/gas oil | Extra-cellular lipids and glycolipid | Shavandi et al. 2011 |
Bacillus subtilis | Oil contaminated soil | Vegetable oil/ Kerosene/ Petrol/ Diesel | Surfactin | Priya et al. 2009 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Oil contaminated soil | Vegetable oil/ Kerosene/ Petrol/ Diesel | Rhamnolipid | Priya et al. 2009 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa J4 | Waste water of petrochemical factory | Glucose/ Diesel, Kerosene/Glycerol/ Olive Oil/ Sunflower oil/ Grape seed oil | Rhamnolipid | Wei et al. 2005 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa EM1 | Oil contaminated site | Glucose/ Glycerol/ Sucrose/ Hexane/ Olive oil/ Oleic acid/ soybean oil | Rhamnolipid | Wu et al. 2008 |