Research Article

Phylogenetic Framework and Biosurfactant Gene Expression Analysis of Marine Bacillus spp. of Eastern Coastal Plain of Tamil Nadu

Table 4

Chemical composition of biosurfactants obtained from marine isolates.

Marine isolatesLipid content (µg/mL)Protein content (µg/mL)Carbohydrate content (µg/mL)Haemolytic activityAntimicrobial activityIonic character

Microsurf-1 17.5103.3 8.61NonhaemolyticNo activityNonionic
Microsurf-2 7.5980.28 2.65NonhaemolyticNo activityNonionic
Microsurf-3 69.116.73 0.72NonhaemolyticNo activityNonionic
Microsurf-4 17.7820.55 7.19NonhaemolyticNo activityNonionic
Microsurf-5 9.75.39 0.235NonhaemolyticNo activityNonionic
Standard (surfactin)HaemolyticBroad spectrumAnionic