Microbial Surfactants

<p>Biosurfactants are the surface-active biomolecules produced by microorganisms. Biosurfactants have gained commercial significance due to their unique properties such as high surface activity high specificity low toxicity tolerance to pH temperature and ionic strength biodegradability excellent emulsifying and demulsifying ability antimicrobial activity<strong> </strong>ability to work under extreme conditions and relative ease of preparation. Biosurfactants are used in several industries including organic chemicals petroleum petrochemicals mining metallurgy (mainly bioleaching) agrochemicals fertilizers foods beverages cosmetics pharmaceuticals and many others.</p><p>The aim of this book is to highlight key aspects from basics to advanced concepts classifications production and applications in various fields such as agriculture health bioremediation industries pharmaceutical oil recovery environment and nanotechnology. It also serves as an excellent and expansive literature on fermentation recovery genomics and metagenomics of biosurfactant production. The book focuses on the biosurfactant production from bacteria the diversity of biosurfactant producing bacteria and industrial need of biosurfactant.</p>