Production, characterization, and antifungal activity of a biosurfactant produced by Rhodotorula babjevae YS3

Abstract Background Sophorolipids are one of the most promising glycolipid biosurfactants and have been successfully employed in bioremediation and various other industrial sectors. They have also been described to exhibit antimicrobial activity against different bacterial species. Nevertheless, pre...

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Main Authors: Suparna Sen, Siddhartha Narayan Borah, Arijit Bora, Suresh Deka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-017-0711-z