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Table 2 Isolated rhamnolipid-producing strains

From: Microbial production of rhamnolipids: opportunities, challenges and strategies

Strain

Carbon source

Maximum yield (g/l)

References

Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1

2.5% (w/v) sunflower oil

36.7

[93]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Z41

3% (v/v) waste frying oil

9

[94]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027

0.5% (w/v) glucose

13.3–46.8 (rhamnose equivalents)

[95]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa O-2-2

8% (w/v) soybean oil + 2, 4 and 4% (w/v) after 24 h, 48 h and 72 h respectively

70.56

[65]

Pseudomonas chlororaphis NRRL B-30761

2% (w/v) glucose

1

[96]

Pseudomonas fluorescens HW-6

1.5% (w/v) hexadecane

1.4–2

[97]

Pseudomonas fluorescens Migula 1895

2% (v/v) olive oil

2

[98]

Pseudomonas indica MTCC 3714

4% (w/v) combination of rice bran, de-oiled rice bran and glucose

9.6

[99]

Pseudomonas luteola B17

5% (w/v) molasses

0.53

[100]

Pseudomonas nitroreducens

4% (w/v) glucose

5.46

[101]

Pseudomonas putida B12

5% (w/v) molasses

0.52

[100]

Pseudomonas putida 21BN

2% (w/v) glucose

1.2 (rhamnose equivalents)

[102]

Pseudomonas putida BD2

2% (w/v) glucose

0.15

[103]

Pseudomonas stutzeri

1% (w/v) mannitol + 1% (w/v) coal

8.74 (rhamnose equivalents)

[104]

Burkholderia glumae

2% (w/v) canola oil

1.007

[105]

Burkholderia kururiensis KP23T

3% (w/v) glycerol

0.78

[48]

Burkholderia plantarii DSM 9509T

1% (w/v) glucose

0.04574

[106]

Burkholderia pseudomallei NCTC 10274

4% (v/v) glycerol

NA

[107]

Burkholderia thailandensis E264

4% (v/v) canola oil

1.473

[108]

4% (v/v) glycerol

2.79

[109]

Acinetobacter sp. YC-X 2

0.186% (w/v) n-hexadecane

1.15

[110]

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus NRRL B-59190

1% (v/v) glycerol

2

[12, 111]

2% (w/v) sodium citrate

1.2

[12]

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus NRRL B-59191

1% (v/v) glycerol

2.2

[111]

Enterobacter asburiae NRRL B-59189

1% (v/v) glycerol

2

[111]

2% (w/v) sodium citrate

0.51

[12]

Enterobacter hormaechei NRRL B-59185

1% (v/v) glycerol

2.4

[111]

Nocardioides sp. A-8

2% (w/v) n-paraffin

NA

[112]

Pantoea stewartii

1% (v/v) glycerol

2.2

[111]

Pseudoxanthomonas sp. PNK-04

2% (w/v) mannitol

0.28

[113]

Renibacterium salmoninarum 27BN

2% (w/v) n-hexadecane

0.8 (rhamnose equivalents)

[114]

Serriatia rubidaea SNAU02

2.931% (w/v) mannitol

NA

[33]

Streptomyces sp. ISP2-49E

0.4% (w/v) glucose

NA

[115]

Tetragenococcus koreensis sp. nov.

1% (w/v) glucose + 1% (w/v) sodium acetate

NA

[116]

Thermus aquaticus CCM 3488

0.2% (w/v) sunflower oil

2.79

[117]

Thermus sp. CCM 4212

0.2% (w/v) sunflower oil

2.12

[117]

Meiothermus ruber CCM 2842

0.2% (w/v) sunflower oil

1.505

[117]

  1. The non-reported yield is labeled as NA