This review discusses the classification, characteristics, and applications of biosurfactants.
The biosynthesis pathways for different classes of biosurfactants are reviewed. An in-depth …

Background Microbial infection is one of the biggest causes of food spoilage. Thus,
preventing food from microbial-related spoilage has been one of the main concerns for the …

Species of the genus Bacillus have been widely used for the biocontrol of plant diseases in
the demand for sustainable agricultural development. New mechanisms underlying Bacillus …

Microbial biosurfactants are sustainable alternatives for synthetic counterparts, and display
high biodegradability, environmental compatibility, and high selectivity. While previous …

Surfactin is an excellent biosurfactant with a wide range of application prospects in many
industrial fields. However, its low productivity and high cost have largely limited its …

The application of antibacterial lipopeptides is limited by high cost and low yield. Herein, the
exogenous L-proline significantly improved lipopeptide production by Bacillus …

In recent years, biosynthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) have gained tremendous
attention because of their safe and non-toxic nature and distinctive biomedical applications …

Plant diseases caused by phytopathogens are a severe threat to global food production.
Management of plant diseases mostly rely on the application of pesticides which have …

Large amounts of processing tomato are grown in Xinjiang, China. Tomato black spot
disease, caused by Alternaria spp., and the produced alternaria toxins in tomato products …

The present paper deals with the preparation and annotation of a surfactin (s) derived from a
culture of the endophytic bacterium Bacillus 15 F. The LC-MS analysis of the acetonitrile …