Quorum sensing as a potential target for increased production of rhamnolipid biosurfactant in Burkholderia thailandensis E264.

ABSTRACT: Burkholderia thailandensis E264 is a potential non-pathogenic substitute for producing rhamnolipid biosurfactant, replacing the pathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa. However, it has low rhamnolipid production and longer fermentation time. We have earlier suggested that media supplementation with exogenous quorum sensing (QS) molecules could lead to early onset of biosynthesis and increased rhamnolipid yield. Here, we assessed the effect of single, double or triple mutations in the various QS systems of B. thailandensis on rhamnolipid production, with the view to see which system(s) have the most impact on rhamnolipid yield and subsequently use the QS molecule to potentially increase yield in the wild-type B. thailandensis. The triple mutant strain had a rhamnolipid yield of 4.46 ± 0.345 g/l a

SUBMITTER: Victor IU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6667413 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature