Test strains
Properties of biosurfactants
Foaming
Emulsification index (E
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)
Drop collapse test (+ indicates surfactant production)
Type of hemolysis
Biosurfactant yield (g l
-1
)
H1A
+
2.95 ± 0.004
+
β-hemolysis
1.2 ± 0.049
H1B
+
2.94 ± 0.036
+
β-hemolysis
1.4 ± 0.081
H1C
+
8.83 ± 0.020
+
β-hemolysis
2.6 ± 0.067
J1A
+
7.65 ± 0.044
+
β-hemolysis
1.0 ± 0.098
J1B
+
8.23 ± 0.004
+
β-hemolysis
3.6 ± 0.026
J2A
+
30.59 ± 0.012
+
α-hemolysis
1.6 ± 0.077
P2A
+
11.18 ± 0.032
+
β-hemolysis
2.0 ± 0.044
Table 3:
Biosurfactant properties of the test strains.
