Exploiting the aerobic endospore-forming bacterial diversity in saline and hypersaline environments for biosurfactant production

• Published in: BMC microbiology Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 240
• Main Authors: de Almeida Couto, Camila Rattes, Alvarez, Vanessa Marques, Marques, Joana Montezano, de Azevedo Jurelevicius, Diogo, Seldin, Lucy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 28.10.2015; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Analysis; Bacteria; Bacteria, Aerobic - classification; Bacteria, Aerobic - genetics; Bacteria, Aerobic - isolation & purification; Bacteria, Aerobic - metabolism; Brazil; Cluster Analysis; DNA, Bacterial - chemistry; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; DNA, Ribosomal - chemistry; DNA, Ribosomal - genetics; Endospore-Forming Bacteria - classification; Endospore-Forming Bacteria - genetics; Endospore-Forming Bacteria - isolation & purification; Endospore-Forming Bacteria - metabolism; Enhanced oil recovery; Environmental Microbiology; Health aspects; Mass Spectrometry; Molecular Sequence Data; Petroleum mining; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Sediments; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sodium Chloride - metabolism; Software; Surface-Active Agents - metabolism; Surfactants; Brazil; Canada; Netherlands; Rio de Janeiro Brazil; United States > US

Biosurfactants are surface-active biomolecules with great applicability in the food, pharmaceutical and oil industries. Endospore-forming bacteria, which survive for long periods in harsh environments, are described as biosurfactant producers. Although the ubiquity of endospore-forming bacteria in s...