Marinobacter sp. from marine sediments produce highly stable surface-active agents for combatting marine oil spills.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The application of chemical dispersants as a response to marine oil spills is raising concerns related to their potential toxicity also towards microbes involved in oil biodegradation. Hence, oil spills occurring under marine environments necessitate the application of biodispersants that are highly active, stable and effective under marine environment context. Biosurfactants from marine bacteria could be good candidates for the development of biodispersant formulations effective in marine environment. This study aimed at establishing a collection of marine bacteria able to produce surface-active compounds and evaluating the activity and stability of the produced compounds under conditions mimicking those found under marine environment context.

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SUBMITTER: Raddadi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5668961 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature