The strain producing biosurfactant was isolated from soil. The isolated strain was identified as the genus Tsukamurella through its morphological, cultural, physiological, menaquinone type, fatty acid composition characteristics. The highest biosurfac...
The strain producing biosurfactant was isolated from soil. The isolated strain was identified as the genus Tsukamurella through its morphological, cultural, physiological, menaquinone type, fatty acid composition characteristics. The highest biosurfactant production by Tsukamurella sp. 26A was observed after 4 days cultivation in the culture medium containing n-hexadecane 7%, NaNO₃0.2%, KH₂PO₄0.001%, K₂HPO₄0.02%, MgSO₄·7H₂O 0.02%, CaCl₂·2H₂O 0.02%, yeast extract 0.02%(pH 6.8-7.0, 30℃). The surface and interfacial tension of an aqueous solution reached 30 mN/m and 1.5 mN/m, respectively. The biosurfactant stabilized oil-in-water emulsion with a variety of hydrocarbones, edible oils and petroleum oils.