Exploring Antifouling Activity of Biosurfactants Producing Marine Bacteria Isolated from Gulf of California.

ABSTRACT: Biofouling causes major problems and economic losses to marine and shipping industries. In the search for new antifouling agents, marine bacteria with biosurfactants production capability can be an excellent option, due to the amphipathic surface-active characteristic that confers antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antifouling activity of biosurfactants producing marine bacteria from the Gulf of California. The cell free culture supernatant (CFCS) of Bacillus niabensis (S-69), Ralstonia sp. (S-74) (isolated from marine sediment) and of B. niabensis (My-30) (bacteria associated to the sponge Mycale ramulosa) were screened for production of biosurfactants (using hemolysis and drop collapse test, oil displacement and

SUBMITTER: Aleman-Vega M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7504147 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature