ReviewFrontiers in molecular biosciences2021
Biosurfactants: Potential Agents for Controlling Cellular Communication, Motility, and Antagonism.
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Potential of microbial-derived biosurfactants for oral applications-a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
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- Functional Implications of Marine Biosurfactants and Their Therapeutic Potential Against Alzheimer's Disease.Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- Biosurfactants as Stabilizers of Silver Nanoparticles: A Sustainable Approach for Antimicrobial Applications.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Understanding The Role of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus in Vaginal Dysbiosis: in Vitro Studies and Clinical Evidence.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Review
- Microbe-derived surfactant as promising Anti-Biofilm agent: current insights and future prospects.Folia microbiologica · 2026Review
- High-load terephthalic acid degradation and diverse bioproduct formation by novel Rhodococcus strains.Biotechnology letters · 2026Article
- Carbapenem-ResistantAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Genome-mining revealed biosurfactant production capacity and gene co-occurrence patterns in diverse ecosystems.Microbial cell factories · 2026Article
- Biosurfactant-producing Bacillus spp. suppress Fusarium via fungal membrane disruption and promote cucumber growth.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Physicochemical and Functional Characterizations of Biosurfactants Produced byMicroorganisms · 2026Article
- Beyond antibiotics: the expanding horizon of microbial natural products.Frontiers in antibiotics · 2026Review
- 5-Fluorouracil modulates motility and biofilm-associated gene expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.PloS one · 2026Article
- Interaction BetweenCurrent pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2026Review
- Marine-derived surfactin derivatives suppress collagen production and interfere with the HSP47-collagen interaction in preclinical models.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
- Microbial Metabolism: Primary and Secondary Metabolites.Progress in molecular and subcellular biology · 2026Review
- Biosurfactants Used in the Bioremediation of Soils Contaminated with Hydrocarbons - Overview of the State of the Art and Future Perspectives.Recent patents on biotechnology · 2026Review
- Variable inhibition of differentApplied and environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- Biosurfactant-Mediated Inhibition ofMicroorganisms · 2025Article
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Abstract
Biosurfactants are surface-active molecules produced by microorganisms, either on the cell surface or secreted extracellularly. They form a thin film on the surface of microorganisms and help in their detachment or attachment to other cell surfaces. They are involved in regulating the motility of bacteria and quorum sensing. Here, we describe the various types of biosurfactants produced by microorganisms and their role in controlling motility, antagonism, virulence, and cellular communication.
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