BioMed Research International

Review Article

Microbial Biosurfactant as an Alternate to Chemical Surfactants for Application in Cosmetics Industries in Personal and Skin Care Products: A Critical Review

Table 1

Potential microorganisms used for production of biosurfactants [15, 79–81].
MicroorganismBiosurfactant
Pseudomonas sp.Rhamnolipid
Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain DS10–129Rhamnolipids
Pseudomonas aeruginosa LBIRhamnolipids
Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain BS2Rhamnolipids
Pseudomonas aeruginosa EM1Rhamnolipid
Pseudomonas putida strain B17Rhamnolipids
Pseudomonas sp. strain DSM 2874Rhamnolipids
Pseudomonas aeruginosa SP4Rhamnolipid
Candida bombicola strain ATCC 22214Sophorolipids
Candida lipolytica strain IA 1055Sophorolipids
Trichosporon asahiiSophorolipids
Serratia marcescensLipopeptide
Serratia marcescensLipopeptide
Bordetella hinizi-DAFITrehalose-2,3,4,2- tetraester
Bacillus subtilisIturin, surfactin
Rhodococcus sp.Extracellular lipids and glycolipid
Candida sp. SY-16Mannosylerythritol (glycolipid)
Candida sp. strain SY16Mannosylerythritol lipid