TABLE 5.
Major biosurfactants produced by microorganismsa
| Class | Biosurfactant | Microorganisms |
|---|---|---|
| Low molecular | Rhamnolipids | Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| weight | Trehalose lipids | Arthrobacter paraffineus |
| Rhodococcus erythropolis | ||
| Mycobacterium spp. | ||
| Sophorose lipids | Candida lipolytica | |
| Torulopsis bombicola | ||
| Viscosin | Psudomonas fluorescens | |
| Surfactin | Bacillus subtilis | |
| Polymixins | Bacillus polymyxa | |
| Gramicidin S | Bacillus brevis | |
| Phospholipids | Acinetobacter spp. | |
| Thiobacillus thiooxidans | ||
| Lipopeptides | Bacillis pumilis | |
| Bacillus licheniformis | ||
| Pseudomonas fluorescens | ||
| Polyol lipids | Rhodotorula glutinis | |
| Rhodotorula graminis | ||
| Serrawettin | Serratia marcescens | |
| Fatty acids (corynomycolic acids, spiculisporic acids) | Corynebacterium lepus Arthrobacter parafineus Penicillium spiculisporum Talaromyces trachyspermus | |
| Sulfonylipids | Capnocytophaga spp. | |
| Diglycosyl diglycerides | Lactobacillus fermentii | |
| High molecular | Alasan | Acinetobacter radioresistens |
| weight | Emulsan | Acinetobacter calcoaceticus |
| Biodispersan | Acinetobacter calcoaceticus | |
| Liposan | Candida lipolytica | |
| Mannan-lipoprotein | Candida tropicalis | |
| Food emulsifier | Candida utilis | |
| Insecticide emulsifier | Pseudomonas tralucida | |
| Sulfated polysaccharide | Halomonas eurihalina | |
| Acetyl heteropolysaccharide | Sphingomonas paucimobilis |