Simultaneous Production of Biosurfactants and Bacteriocins by Probiotic Lactobacillus casei MRTL3

Table 1

Testing of MRTL3 for biosurfactant production by various methods.

Strain(s)	Surface tension		Emulsification index		Hemolysis
	CFS*	PBS extract**	Kerosene	Diesel
MRTL3	46.8±0.15	40.8±0.20	58±0.15	57±0.20	++

∗Surface tension of MRS is 53.0 mN/m; **surface tension of PBS is 72.4 mN/m.