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Purification and characterization of biosurfactant produced by Bacillus licheniformis Y-1 and its application in remediation of petroleum contaminated soil.

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Through the addition of surfactant, the effect of petroleum contaminated soil remediation by fungi got a significant improvement and was determined to be a cyclic lipopeptide.
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This article is published in Marine Pollution Bulletin.The article was published on 2016-06-15. It has received 58 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bacillus licheniformis.

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Isolation and characterization of biosurfactant producing and oil degrading Bacillus subtilis MG495086 from formation water of Assam oil reservoir and its suitability for enhanced oil recovery.

TL;DR: The strains isolated from the formation water were characterized and screened considering their crude oil degradation capability and biosurfactant production ability and identified as lipopeptide (Surfactin) and characterized using various analytical techniques to establish its suitability for microbial enhanced oil recovery.
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Application of biosurfactants in environmental biotechnology; remediation of oil and heavy metal

TL;DR: The purpose of this review is to describe the state of art in the potential applications of biosurfactants in remediation of environmental pollution caused by oil and heavy metal.
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Rhizospheric microorganisms as a solution for the recovery of soils contaminated by petroleum: A review.

TL;DR: The objective of the present review is to discuss environmental contamination by oil, conventional treatment techniques and bioremediation an alternative tool for recovery petroleum-contaminated soils, focusing on the rhizodegradation process, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), a phytoremediations strategy in which the microorganisms that colonize the roots of phytOREmediatior plants are responsible for the biodegradation of petroleum.
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A review on new aspects of lipopeptide biosurfactant: Types, production, properties and its application in the bioremediation process.

TL;DR: This review presented a depth evaluation of lipopeptide surfactants in the bioremediation process and their properties to maintain a sustainable environment.
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Stability test of biosurfactant produced by Bacillus licheniformis DS1 using experimental design and its application for MEOR

TL;DR: In this paper, a core flooding experiment was conducted to examine bacterial activity on MEOR, and one selected biosurfactant-producing bacterium was identified as Bacillus licheniformis DS1 based on phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene.
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Enhanced Production of Surfactin from Bacillus subtilis by Continuous Product Removal and Metal Cation Additions

TL;DR: Hydrocarbon addition to the medium, which normally increases biosurfactant production, completely inhibited surfactin production by B. subtilis.
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Application of biosurfactants, rhamnolipid, and surfactin, for enhanced biodegradation of diesel-contaminated water and soil.

TL;DR: Investigation of potential application of surfactin and rhamnolipid in stimulating indigenous microorganisms for enhanced bioremediation of diesel-contaminated water and soil confirmed their enhancing capability on both efficiency and rate of diesel biodegradation in diesel/soil systems.
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Isolation and characterization of biosurfactant/bioemulsifier-producing bacteria from petroleum contaminated sites

TL;DR: Isolation from petroleum contaminated sites using the screening protocol presented proved to be a rapid and effective manner to identify bacterial isolates with potential industrial applications.
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Optimization and characterization of biosurfactant production by Bacillus subtilis isolates towards microbial enhanced oil recovery applications

TL;DR: In this paper, three Bacillus subtilis strains (#309, #311 and #573) isolated from Brazilian crude oils were optimized based on different carbon and nitrogen sources, and the lowest surface tension values were obtained using sucrose containing media for the three isolates.
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Optimization and characterization of a new lipopeptide biosurfactant produced by marine Brevibacterium aureum MSA13 in solid state culture

TL;DR: The biosurfactant production of a marine actinobacterium Brevibacterium aureum MSA13 was optimized using industrial and agro-industrial solid waste residues as substrates in solid state culture (SSC).
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