Main conclusion Lipopeptides could help to overcome a large concern in agriculture:
resistance against chemical pesticides. These molecules have activity against various …

Detergent products are a formulated mixture of ingredients with a washing or cleaning
power. The most active compounds involved in the cleaning process are the so-called …

The pathogenic microorganisms affecting plant health are major and chronic threats to
sustainable food production and ecosystem stability worldwide. Currently, synthetic …

Increased agricultural production is the global requirement to nourish the rising people with
limited cultivable agricultural land. To achieve this goal, fertilizers and pesticides have been …

Biosurfactants are structurally diverse classes of amphiphilic molecules derived from
microorganisms. They have various properties such as surface, emulsification, antibacterial …

The group bacilli represent the Gram-positive ubiquitous spore-forming bacteria. Their
diversity, versatility and the ability of producing diverse secondary metabolites including …

This study reports the potential of a soil bacterium, Bacillus subtilis strain SPB1, to produce
lipopeptide biosurfactants. Firstly, the crude lipopeptide mixture was tested for its inhibitory …

One of the major environmental problems today is hydrocarbon contamination resulting from
the activities related to the petrochemical industry. Bioremediation, involving the use of …

Purpose The potential of endophytic bacteria to improve plant health has been well-
established. In maize plants, studies have reported the antagonistic activity of endophytic …

One of the very promising methods in the field of bioremediation of hydrocarbons is the
application of biosurfactant-producing microorganisms based on the use of wastewater as …