| Biosurfactant type |
Producing Microbial species |
| Glycolipids |
| Trehalose mycolates |
Rhodococcus erythropolis, Arthrobacter paraffineu, Mycobacterium phlei, Nocardia erythropolis |
| Trehalose esters |
Mycobacterium fortium, Micromonospora sp., M. smegmatis, M. paraffinicum, Rhodococcus erythropolis |
| Trehalose mycolates of mono, di, trisaccharide |
Corynebacterium diptheriae, Mycobacterium smegmati, Arthrobacter sp. |
| Rhamnolipids |
Pseudomonas sp. |
| Sophorolipids |
Torulopsis bombicola / apicola, Torulopsis petrophilum, Candida sp. |
| Rubiwettins R1 and RG1 |
Serratia rubidaea |
| Diglycosyl digyycerides |
Lactobacillus fermenti |
| Schizonellins A and B |
Schizonella melanogramma |
| Ustilipids |
Ustilago maydis and Geotrichum candidum |
| Amino acid lipids |
Bacillus sp. |
| Flocculosin |
Pseudomonas flocculosa |
| Phospholipid and Fatty acids |
| Phospholipids, Fatty acids |
Candida sp., Corynebacterium sp., Micrococcus sp., Acinetobacter sp, Thiobacillus thiooxidans, Asperigillus sp., Pseudomonas sp., Mycococcus sp., Penicillium sp. |
| Lipopeptides and lipoproteins |
| Gramicidins |
Bacillus brevis |
| Peptide lipids |
Bacillus licheniformis |
| Polymyxin E1 |
Bacillus polymyxa |
| Ornithine-lipid |
Pseudomonas rubescens, Thiobacillus thiooxidans |
| Viscosin |
Pseudomonas fluorescens |
| Serrawettin |
Serratia marcescens |
| Cerilipin |
Glucunobacter cerius |
| Lysine-lipid |
Agrobacterium tumefaciens |
| Surfactin, subtilysin, subsporin |
Bacillus subtilis |
| Lichenysin G |
Bacillus licheniformisIM 1307 |
| Ornithine lipid |
Pseudomonas sp, Thiobacillus sp, Agrobacterium sp, Gluconobacter sp. |
| Amphomycin |
Streptomyces canus |
| Chlamydocin |
Diheterospora chlamydosporia |
| Cyclosporin A |
Tolypocladium inflatum |
| Enduracidin A |
Streptomyces fungicidicus |
| Globomycin |
Streptomyces globocacience |
| Bacillomycin L |
Bacillus subtilis |
| Iturin A |
Bacillus subtilis |
| Putisolvin I and II |
Pseudomonas putida |
| Arthrofactin |
Arthrobacter |
| Fengycin |
Bacillus thuringiensis CMB26 |
| Mycobacillin |
Bacillus subtilis |
| Polymeric surfactants |
| Lipoheteropolysaccharide (Emulsan) |
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus RAG-1, Arethrobacter calcoaceticus |
| Heteropolysaccharide (Biodispersan) |
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus A2 |
| Polysaccharide protein |
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus strains |
| Manno-protein |
Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
| Carbohydrate-protein |
Candida petrophillum, Endomycopsis lipolytica |
| Mannan-lipid complex |
Candida tropicalis |
| Mannose/ erythrose lipid |
Shizonella melanogramma , Ustiloga maydis |
| Carbohydrate-protein-lipid complex |
Pseudomonas fluorescences, Debaryomyces polymorphus |
| Liposan |
Candida lipolytica |
| Alasan |
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus |
| Protein PA |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Particulate biosurfactants |
| Membrane vesicles |
Acinetobacter sp. H01-N |
| Fimbriae, whole cells |
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus |
