Occurrence of Biosurfactant Producing Bacillus spp. in Diverse Habitats
Table 3
Surface tension measurement of selected twenty four isolates.
No.
Isolate designation
Surface tension*
1
KDS2
2
P8
3
P9
4
HTO
5
E3
6
E2
7
DI3
8
VH3
9
TT13
10
TT33
11
TT42
12
TT44
13
TT46
14
TT47
15
TT21
16
O11
17
O12
18
O22
19
O63
20
O64
21
O111
22
O114
23
O122
24
O123
26
BS#
27
E1#
28
AS-1#
29
B. licheniformis ATCC 39307
29
Control
30
Distilled water
All the experiments were done in at least three independent experiments with SD values. Isolates were grown in LB broth (72 h; 30°C; 180 rpm).
#Isolates with poor surface tension reduction.