Marine biosurfactants: biosynthesis, structural diversity and biotechnological applications

S Kubicki, A Bollinger, N Katzke, KE Jaeger… - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biosurfactants are amphiphilic secondary metabolites produced by microorganisms. Marine
bacteria have recently emerged as a rich source for these natural products which exhibit …

A critical review of marine biofilms on metallic materials

B Tuck, E Watkin, A Somers, LL Machuca - npj Materials degradation, 2022 - nature.com
The formation of multi-species biofilms on marine infrastructure costs the global economy
US $ billions annually, resulting in biofouling and microbiologically influenced corrosion. It is …

Advanced strategies for combating bacterial biofilms

JY Sharahi, T Azimi, A Shariati, H Safari… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that are formed on and attached to living or
nonliving surfaces and are surrounded by an extracellular polymeric material. Biofilm …

[HTML][HTML] Global expansion of Vibrio parahaemolyticus threatens the seafood industry: Perspective on controlling its biofilm formation

D Wang, SH Flint, JS Palmer, D Gagic, GC Fletcher… - Lwt, 2022 - Elsevier
As global warming increases the geographical range and frequency of Vibrio
parahaemolyticus infections, its formation of biofilms providing bacteria greater resistance to …

Surfactants of microbial origin as antibiofilm agents

K Paraszkiewicz, M Moryl, G Płaza… - International Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The microbial world provides new energy sources and many various 'green'chemicals. One
type of chemicals produced by microorganisms is the biosurfactant group. Biosurfactants are …

Trends in mitigation of industrial waste: Global health hazards, environmental implications and waste derived economy for environmental sustainability

P Sharma, VK Gaur, S Gupta, S Varjani… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Majority of industries, in order to meet the technological development and consumer
demands generate waste. The untreated waste spreads out toxic and harmful substances in …

A review on biofilms and the currently available antibiofilm approaches: matrix-destabilizing hydrolases and anti-bacterial peptides as promising candidates for the …

M Akbarian, SH Chen, M Kianpour, F Farjadian… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that can be harmful and/or beneficial,
depending on location and cell content. Since in most cases (such as the formation of …

A comprehensive review on natural occurrence, synthesis and biological activities of glycolipids

RCR Jala, S Vudhgiri, CG Kumar - Carbohydrate Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Glycolipids are ubiquitous and biologically important molecules and are involved in diverse
biological functions and exhibit biosurfactant applications due to their surface-active and …

Marine derived biosurfactants: a vast potential future resource

L Tripathi, VU Irorere, R Marchant, IM Banat - Biotechnology letters, 2018 - Springer
Surfactants and emulsifiers are surface-active compounds (SACs) which play an important
role in various industrial processes and products due to their interfacial properties. Many of …

[HTML][HTML] The paradigm of prophylactic viral outbreaks measures by microbial biosurfactants

K Kumari, A Nandi, A Sinha, A Ghosh… - Journal of Infection and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The recent emergence and outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic confirmed the
incompetence of countries across the world to deal with a global public health emergency …