ReviewMicrobial biotechnology2021
Microbial biosurfactant research: time to improve the rigour in the reporting of synthesis, functional characterization and process development.
Review in Microbial biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.
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- Isolation and Characterization of Biosurfactants from Bacillus sp. and Rosellomorea sp. and their Application for Removal of Chromium Level in Vegetable Crops.Current microbiology · 2026Article
- Antifungal Activity of Surfactin AgainstBiomolecules · 2025Article
- Fungi from petroleum waste landfill as potential bioemulsifier producers.Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] · 2025Article
- Insights into the microbial diversity and functionalities of potential hydrocarbon-degrading bioremediation agents in oil spill sludge of Assam, India.Archives of microbiology · 2025Article
- Sugar Esters of Fatty Acids: Chemo-Enzymatic Synthesis and Biological Activity.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Production, characterization, and antifungal action of a biosurfactant obtained from diazotrophic Paenibacillus sp.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2025Article
- The Application of Glycolipid-Type Microbial Biosurfactants as Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for the Treatment and Prevention of Cancer.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Advancing bioremediation: biosurfactants as catalysts for sustainable remediation.Biodegradation · 2025Review
- Three strategy rules of filamentous fungi in hydrocarbon remediation: an overview.Biodegradation · 2024Review
- Microbial Biosurfactant:Microorganisms · 2023Article
- A comprehensive review on production of bio-surfactants by bio-degradation of waste carbohydrate feedstocks: an approach towards sustainable development.RSC advances · 2023Review
- Glycolipid Biosurfactants in Skincare Applications: Challenges and Recommendations for Future Exploitation.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Production, characterization, and kinetic modeling of biosurfactant synthesis by Pseudomonas aeruginosa gi |KP 163922|: a mechanism perspective.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2023Article
- Simple method for quantification of anionic biosurfactants in aqueous solutions.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Article
- Production and characterization of bioemulsifier byFrontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Mono-Rhamnolipid Biosurfactants Synthesized byPharmaceutics · 2022Article
- Microbial sophorolipids inhibit colorectal tumour cell growth in vitro and restore haematocrit in ApcApplied microbiology and biotechnology · 2022Article
- An Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Fingerprint Matching Approach for the Identification and Structural Re-Evaluation of Pseudomonas Lipopeptides.Microbiology spectrum · 2022Review
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Abstract
The demand for microbially produced surface-active compounds for use in industrial processes and products is increasing. As such, there has been a comparable increase in the number of publications relating to the characterization of novel surface-active compounds: novel producers of already characterized surface-active compounds and production processes for the generation of these compounds. Leading researchers in the field have identified that many of these studies utilize techniques are not precise and accurate enough, so some published conclusions might not be justified. Such studies lacking robust experimental evidence generated by validated techniques and standard operating procedures are detrimental to the field of microbially produced surface-active compound research. In this publication, we have critically reviewed a wide range of techniques utilized in the characterization of surface-active compounds from microbial sources: identification of surface-active compound producing microorganisms and functional testing of resultant surface-active compounds. We have also reviewed the experimental evidence required for process development to take these compounds out of the laboratory and into industrial application. We devised this review as a guide to both researchers and the peer-reviewed process to improve the stringency of future studies and publications within this field of science.
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