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Polyhydroxyalkanoates: Characteristics, production, recent developments and applications by Raza, Zulfiqar Ali, Abid, Sharjeel, Banat, Ibrahim M.

“…Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolyesters, stored within cells as energy storage materials by various microorganisms. Due to their biocompatibility and…”
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Going Green and Cold: Biosurfactants from Low-Temperature Environments to Biotechnology Applications by Perfumo, Amedea, Banat, Ibrahim M., Marchant, Roger

“…Approximately 80% of the Earth’s biosphere is cold, at an average temperature of 5°C, and is populated by a diversity of microorganisms that are a precious…”
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Resazurin-based 96-well plate microdilution method for the determination of minimum inhibitory concentration of biosurfactants by Elshikh, Mohamed, Ahmed, Syed, Funston, Scott, Dunlop, Paul, McGaw, Mark, Marchant, Roger, Banat, Ibrahim M.

“…Objectives To develop and validate a microdilution method for measuring the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of biosurfactants. Results A standardized…”
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Natural quorum sensing inhibitors effectively downregulate gene expression of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factors by Ahmed, Syed A. K. S., Rudden, Michelle, Smyth, Thomas J., Dooley, James S. G., Marchant, Roger, Banat, Ibrahim M.

“…At present, anti-virulence drugs are being considered as potential therapeutic alternatives and/or adjuvants to currently failing antibiotics. These drugs do…”
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Cost effective technologies and renewable substrates for biosurfactants' production by Banat, Ibrahim M, Satpute, Surekha K, Cameotra, Swaranjit S, Patil, Rajendra, Nyayanit, Narendra V

“…Diverse types of microbial surface active amphiphilic molecules are produced by a range of microbial communities. The extraordinary properties of…”
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Microbial biosurfactants production, applications and future potential by Banat, Ibrahim M, Franzetti, Andrea, Gandolfi, Isabella, Bestetti, Giuseppina, Martinotti, Maria G, Fracchia, Letizia, Smyth, Thomas J, Marchant, Roger

“…Microorganisms synthesise a wide range of surface-active compounds (SAC), generally called biosurfactants. These compounds are mainly classified according to…”
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Microbial Biosurfactants in Cosmetic and Personal Skincare Pharmaceutical Formulations by Adu, Simms A., Naughton, Patrick J., Marchant, Roger, Banat, Ibrahim M.

“…Cosmetic and personal care products are globally used and often applied directly on the human skin. According to a recent survey in Europe, the market value of…”
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Fungal biosurfactants, from nature to biotechnological product: bioprospection, production and potential applications by da Silva, André Felipe, Banat, Ibrahim M., Giachini, Admir José, Robl, Diogo

“…Biosurfactants are in demand by the global market as natural commodities that can be added to commercial products or use in environmental applications. These…”
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Recent Advances in Biomedical, Therapeutic and Pharmaceutical Applications of Microbial Surfactants by Ceresa, Chiara, Fracchia, Letizia, Fedeli, Emanuele, Porta, Chiara, Banat, Ibrahim M

“…The spread of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens typically existing in biofilm formation and the recent COVID-19 pandemic, although unrelated phenomena, have…”
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Microbial biofilms: biosurfactants as antibiofilm agents by Banat, Ibrahim M, De Rienzo, Mayri A. Díaz, Quinn, Gerry A

“…Current microbial inhibition strategies based on planktonic bacterial physiology have been known to have limited efficacy on the growth of biofilm communities…”
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Biosurfactants: Promising Molecules for Petroleum Biotechnology Advances by De Almeida, Darne G, Soares Da Silva, Rita de Cássia F, Luna, Juliana M, Rufino, Raquel D, Santos, Valdemir A, Banat, Ibrahim M, Sarubbo, Leonie A

“…The growing global demand for sustainable technologies that improves the efficiency of petrochemical processes in the oil industry has driven advances in…”
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Sophorolipid biosurfactants: Possible uses as antibacterial and antibiofilm agent by Díaz De Rienzo, Mayri A., Banat, Ibrahim M., Dolman, Ben, Winterburn, James, Martin, Peter J.

“…•Sophorolipids (SLs) can act as a bactericidal agent against C. necator and B. subtilis.•SLs are disruptors of B. subtilis biofilm on static and flow…”
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Inhibition of pathogenic bacterial biofilms on PDMS based implants by L. acidophilus derived biosurfactant by Satpute, Surekha K, Mone, Nishigandha S, Das, Parijat, Banat, Ibrahim M, Banpurkar, Arun G

“…Lactobacillus spp. predominantly shows its presence as a normal mucosal flora of the mouth and intestine. Therefore, the objective of our research is to…”
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Effect of biosurfactant and fertilizer on biodegradation of crude oil by marine isolates of Bacillus megaterium, Corynebacterium kutscheri and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Thavasi, Rengathavasi, Jayalakshmi, Singaram, Banat, Ibrahim M.

“…This study was conducted to investigate the effects of fertilizers and biosurfactants on biodegradation of crude oil by three marine bacterial isolates;…”
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Biosurfactants, bioemulsifiers and exopolysaccharides from marine microorganisms by Satpute, Surekha K., Banat, Ibrahim M., Dhakephalkar, Prashant K., Banpurkar, Arun G., Chopade, Balu A.

“…Marine biosphere offers wealthy flora and fauna, which represents a vast natural resource of imperative functional commercial grade products. Among the various…”
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Microbial biosurfactant research: time to improve the rigour in the reporting of synthesis, functional characterization and process development by Twigg, Matthew Simon, Baccile, Niki, Banat, Ibrahim M., Déziel, Eric, Marchant, Roger, Roelants, Sophie, Van Bogaert, Inge N. A.

“…The demand for microbially produced surface‐active compounds for use in industrial processes and products is increasing. As such there has been a comparable…”
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Antibacterial properties of biosurfactants against selected Gram-positive and -negative bacteria by Díaz De Rienzo, Mayri A., Stevenson, Paul, Marchant, Roger, Banat, Ibrahim M.

“…The antibacterial properties and ability to disrupt biofilms of biosurfactants (rhamnolipids, sophorolipids) and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) in the presence…”
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Glycolipid Biosurfactants in Skincare Applications: Challenges and Recommendations for Future Exploitation by Adu, Simms A, Twigg, Matthew S, Naughton, Patrick J, Marchant, Roger, Banat, Ibrahim M

“…The 21st century has seen a substantial increase in the industrial applications of glycolipid biosurfactant technology. The market value of the glycolipid…”
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Biosynthesis of rhamnolipid by a Marinobacter species expands the paradigm of biosurfactant synthesis to a new genus of the marine microflora by Tripathi, Lakshmi, Twigg, Matthew S, Zompra, Aikaterini, Salek, Karina, Irorere, Victor U, Gutierrez, Tony, Spyroulias, Georgios A, Marchant, Roger, Banat, Ibrahim M

“…In comparison to synthetically derived surfactants, biosurfactants produced from microbial culture are generally regarded by industry as being more sustainable…”
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Biosurfactants: Forthcomings and Regulatory Affairs in Food-Based Industries by Sharma, Deepansh, Singh, Deepti, Sukhbir-Singh, Gadhwal Monika, Karamchandani, Bhoomika M, Aseri, Gajender Kumar, Banat, Ibrahim M, Satpute, Surekha K

“…The terms discussed in this review-biosurfactants (BSs) and bioemulsifiers (BEs)-describe surface-active molecules of microbial origin which are popular…”
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