Production and characterization of a novel biosurfactant molecule from Bacillus safensis YKS2 and assessment of its efficiencies in wastewater treatment by a directed metagenomic approach

• Main Authors: Kalaimurugan, Dharman, Balamuralikrishnan, Balasubramanian, Govindarajan, Rasiravathanahalli Kaveriyappan, Al-Dhabi, Naif Abdullah, Arasu, Mariadhas Valan, Vadivalagan, Chithravel, Venkatesan, Srinivasan, Kamyab, Hesam, Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan, Khanongnuch, Chartchai
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/104308/1/ShreeshivadasanChelliapan2022_ProductionandCharacterizationofaNovelBiosurfactant.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/104308/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14042142

Biosurfactant is a biodegradation accelerator that improves bioavailability and facilitates degradation by microorganisms. The study was meant to produce a novel biosurfactant molecule from Bacillus safensis YKS2. An efficient biosurfactant-producing strain, namely, Bacillus safensis YKS2, was selec...