Psychrotolerant biosurfactant-producing bacteria for hydrocarbon degradation: a mini review
Biosurfactants are a structurally diverse group of surface-active substances synthesised by microorganisms. All biosurfactants have tremendous potential ranging from medicine to environmental applications especially in hydrocarbon remediation. Petroleum pollution is a major issue in both cold and te...
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| author | Zakaria, Nur Nadhirah Man, Zakaria Zulkharnain, Azham Ahmad, Siti Aqlima |
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| description | Biosurfactants are a structurally diverse group of surface-active substances synthesised by microorganisms. All biosurfactants have tremendous potential ranging from medicine to environmental applications especially in hydrocarbon remediation. Petroleum pollution is a major issue in both cold and temperate climate countries. These hydrocarbon pollutants have low solubility and high solid-water distribution ratios, thus limiting the interaction between microbial cells. Petroleum pollution is a major issue in both cold and temperate climate countries. In Antarctica, due to the recalcitrant nature of hydrocarbon components coupled with the region's extremely weather conditions, there were difficulties faced by bioremediation approaches. However, using biosurfactant in hydrocarbon bioremediation increases the bioavailability of hydrocarbon, thus expediting bioremediation. Few studies have reported on psychrotolerant bacterial species that are able to degrade hydrocarbon and produce biosurfactants. This review focuses on psychrotolerant bacteria with the potential to synthesise biosurfactants and degrade hydrocarbons. |
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| spelling | upm-818872021-09-29T02:08:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81887/ Psychrotolerant biosurfactant-producing bacteria for hydrocarbon degradation: a mini review Zakaria, Nur Nadhirah Man, Zakaria Zulkharnain, Azham Ahmad, Siti Aqlima Biosurfactants are a structurally diverse group of surface-active substances synthesised by microorganisms. All biosurfactants have tremendous potential ranging from medicine to environmental applications especially in hydrocarbon remediation. Petroleum pollution is a major issue in both cold and temperate climate countries. These hydrocarbon pollutants have low solubility and high solid-water distribution ratios, thus limiting the interaction between microbial cells. Petroleum pollution is a major issue in both cold and temperate climate countries. In Antarctica, due to the recalcitrant nature of hydrocarbon components coupled with the region's extremely weather conditions, there were difficulties faced by bioremediation approaches. However, using biosurfactant in hydrocarbon bioremediation increases the bioavailability of hydrocarbon, thus expediting bioremediation. Few studies have reported on psychrotolerant bacterial species that are able to degrade hydrocarbon and produce biosurfactants. This review focuses on psychrotolerant bacteria with the potential to synthesise biosurfactants and degrade hydrocarbons. Malaysian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81887/1/Psychrotolerant%20biosurfactant.pdf Zakaria, Nur Nadhirah and Man, Zakaria and Zulkharnain, Azham and Ahmad, Siti Aqlima (2019) Psychrotolerant biosurfactant-producing bacteria for hydrocarbon degradation: a mini review. Malaysian Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 22 (2). pp. 52-59. ISSN 1511-2616 https://shibaura.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/psychrotolerant-biosurfactant-producing-bacteria-for-hydrocarbon- |
| spellingShingle | Zakaria, Nur Nadhirah Man, Zakaria Zulkharnain, Azham Ahmad, Siti Aqlima Psychrotolerant biosurfactant-producing bacteria for hydrocarbon degradation: a mini review |
| title | Psychrotolerant biosurfactant-producing bacteria for hydrocarbon degradation: a mini review |
| title_full | Psychrotolerant biosurfactant-producing bacteria for hydrocarbon degradation: a mini review |
| title_fullStr | Psychrotolerant biosurfactant-producing bacteria for hydrocarbon degradation: a mini review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychrotolerant biosurfactant-producing bacteria for hydrocarbon degradation: a mini review |
| title_short | Psychrotolerant biosurfactant-producing bacteria for hydrocarbon degradation: a mini review |
| title_sort | psychrotolerant biosurfactant-producing bacteria for hydrocarbon degradation: a mini review |
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