Table 1.

Common types of carbohydrates being used as carbon source for biosurfactant productions.

Carbon Source	Conc. (g/L)	Microorganisms	Biosurfactant (g/L)	Biomass (g/L)	Ref.
Glucose	8	B. subtilis	1.1	2.2	[21]
	150	Candida bombicola NRRL Y-17069	95.4	-	[48]
	40	B. subtilis SPB1 strain	0.72	-	[49]
	20	P. aeruginosa UMTKB-5	2.72	1.4	[50]
	20	P. aeruginosa MTCC 7815	3.88	5.67	[51]
	30	B. pumilus 2IR	0.72	2.75	[52]
	40	B. subtilis	3.6	-	[53]
	10	B. subtilis DSM 10T	0.16	0.59	[54]
	40	P. aeruginosa TMN	0.3	2.9	[55]
Sucrose	10	B. subtilis strains #573	2.16	1.03	[56]
	20	B. subtilis	0.8	2.5	[57]
	20	P. putida MTCC 2467	1.3	2.3	[58]
	20	B. amyloliquefaciens MB199	1.34	-	[59]
Starch	30	Klebsiella sp. RJ-03	10.1	-	[60]