ReviewWorld journal of microbiology & biotechnology2022
A mini-review: mechanism of antimicrobial action and application of surfactin.
Review in World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.
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- Integrated functional genomics and safety assessment of plant-growth-promoting Caryophanales from post-maize-cultivation soils.BMC genomics · 2026Article
- A bacterial ally for nitrogen-fixing biofilm: enhancing the rhizosphere colonization ofApplied and environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- Bacillaceae in Probiotics and Postbiotics: Applications, Functional Traits, Mechanisms and Outlook.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Review
- Immunomodulatory Properties of the Cyclic Lipopeptide Surfactin.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Surfactin from Bacillus subtilis 1-4 disrupts the cell membrane of zoonotic Staphylococcus intermedius in vitro and maintains gut microbiota community in urban pigeons.Gut pathogens · 2026Article
- Surfactin-ProducingFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Lipopeptide Engineering: From Natural Origins to Rational Design Against Antimicrobial Resistance.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Mining Actinomycetes' Metabolomes and Genomes for Anti-Phytophthora infestans Compounds.Microbial biotechnology · 2025Article
- Investigation on Applying Cyclodextrins in a Fermentation Process for Enhanced Biosurfactant Production byInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Bioprotective Strategies to ControlInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Cooperative Interactions Between Bacillus and Lysobacter Enhance Consortium Stability and Fusarium Wilt Suppression in Cucumber.Microbial ecology · 2025Article
- Surfactin inhibits enterococcal biofilm formation via interference with pilus and exopolysaccharide biosynthesis.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- Genetic Code Expansion for Controlled Surfactin Production in a High Cell-DensityMicroorganisms · 2025Article
- Identification ofBiomolecules · 2025Article
- A New Bacterial Strain Producing Both of the Surfactin and Fengycin Lipopeptide Biosurfactant with Strong Emulsifications on Crude Oil.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Surfactin, an antibacterial lipopeptide produced by different strains of Bacillus subtilis, is a powerful biosurfactant. It also has multiple biological activities including antiviral, anti-mycoplasma and antiprotozoal activities, in addition to the broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities against Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria and fungi. Surfactin may be one of the promising alternatives to antibiotics. Surfactin's chemical structure and physicochemical properties are briefly discussed in this mini-review. Surfactin's antibacterial mechanism is mainly outlined as follows: (1) attacking pathogenic bacteria's cell membrane, causing cell membrane disintegration or osmotic pressure imbalance; (2) inhibiting pathogenic bacteria's protein synthesis, preventing cell reproduction; (3) inhibiting pathogenic bacteria's enzyme activity, affecting normal cell metabolism. This provides basis for the further research and application of surfactin. Finally, the application of surfactin in food and its prospect are summarized in brief.
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