ReviewFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2023
Do biosurfactants as anti-biofilm agents have a future in industrial water systems?
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- Membrane Biofouling: Current Understanding and Future Perspectives- An Overview.Current microbiology · 2026Review
- Biofilm Control with Rare-Earth Oxides: A Mechanistic Framework for Next-Generation Antibiofilm Materials.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- From the Problem of Corrosion to Green Solutions: The Role of Biosurfactants as Anti-Corrosion Agents.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Stewarding the hospital sink drain: a narrative review of practical approaches for controlling gram negative pathogens in low- and middle-income countries.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2026Review
- Gemini Surfactants: Advances in Applications and Prospects for the Future.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Biosurfactants as novel antibiofilm agents: mechanisms, biomedical applications, and applications in biofilm-associated infections.Archives of microbiology · 2025Review
- Targeting Bacterial Biofilms on Medical Implants: Current and Emerging Approaches.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Liposome-encapsulated antibiotics and biosurfactants: an effective strategy to boost biofilm eradication in cooling towers.Microbial cell factories · 2025Article
- Culturable Yeast Diversity Associated with Industrial Cultures of the MicroalgaJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Morphogenesis and mechanical properties ofCurrent research in microbial sciences · 2025Article
- Rhamnolipids bio-production and miscellaneous applications towards green technologies: a literature review.PeerJ · 2025Review
- Phenotypic and Genomic Insights Into Bacillus spp. and Peribacillus spp. of Spanish Olive Groves With Biotechnological Potential.Environmental microbiology reports · 2024Article
- Current View on Major Natural Compounds Endowed with Antibacterial and Antiviral Effects.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Investigation of the anti-Huanglongbing effects using antimicrobial lipopeptide and phytohormone complex powder prepared fromFrontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Biofilms are bacterial communities embedded in exopolymeric substances that form on the surfaces of both man-made and natural structures. Biofilm formation in industrial water systems such as cooling towers results in biofouling and biocorrosion and poses a major health concern as well as an economic burden. Traditionally, biofilms in industrial water systems are treated with alternating doses of oxidizing and non-oxidizing biocides, but as resistance increases, higher biocide concentrations are needed. Using chemically synthesized surfactants in combination with biocides is also not a new idea; however, these surfactants are often not biodegradable and lead to accumulation in natural water reservoirs. Biosurfactants have become an essential bioeconomy product for diverse applications; however, reports of their use in combating biofilm-related problems in water management systems is limited to only a few studies. Biosurfactants are powerful anti-biofilm agents and can act as biocides as well as biodispersants. In laboratory settings, the efficacy of biosurfactants as anti-biofilm agents can range between 26% and 99.8%. For example, long-chain rhamnolipids isolated from
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