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Biosurfactant-Producing Bacteria as Potent Scavengers of Petroleum Hydrocarbons

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Pollution with petroleum hydrocarbons is far-reaching and thus, a problem for the environment as well as human health. The pristine environment has continuously been influenced by anthropogenic activities. Due to the globalization of various industries; their waste materials are being discharged untreated or partially treated into the ecosystem and having adverse impact on different life forms. Petroleum despite being a priceless resource and central to human life on Earth today, extraction and transportation of petroleum products has a number of ecological repercussions. The most consequential effect of petroleum use leads to the environmental pollution, adversely affecting air, soil and water quality. Petroleum product’s spill and leakage are also a major threat to the environment because petroleum products can rigorously destroy the surrounding ecosystem. So, the removal of petroleum products is imperative using eco-friendly methods, and microorganisms are the cheaply available option for doing so. Biosurfactants are extracellular amphiphilic, surface-active compounds produced by microorganisms. These microbially produced multifunctional biomolecules are versatile products having vast applications in various aspects related to clean up of environmental contaminants inclusive of enhanced oil recovery (EOR), controlling oil spills, detoxification and biodegradation of oil contaminated wastewater, soil or sediments. Biosurfactant works by reducing interfacial and surface tension by collecting at the interface of immiscible liquids and thus improve the bioavailability, solubility and subsequent biodegradation of the insoluble or hydrophobic organic compounds. This chapter summarizes the role of biosurfactant-producing bacteria in the bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons polluted environment.

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