Study on Biosurfactants Producing Fungus Isolated From Oil Contaminated Soil

Authors

  • Challaraj Emmanuel E S, Greeshma Jain, Srinivasa Sundara Rajan R

Abstract

Microorganisms produce biosurfactantsthat are biologically safe. They are useful in various biological process. Biosurfactant producing microorganisms are naturally present in oil-contaminated soil. In this study, we have isolated biosurfactant-producing fungi from oil-contaminated soil. Biosurfactantswere extracted from the isolated fungi and were characterized using various techniques. The biosurfactant had maximum activity at pH 8 and emulsification index of 30%. The maximum yieldof biosurfactant wasin the 7 days at 37

Published

2020-11-01

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