Biological and physicochemical properties of biosurfactants produced by Lactobacillus jensenii P6A and Lactobacillus gasseri P65

Table 3 Antimicrobial activity of biosurfactants produced by L. jensenii P_6A and L. gasseri P₆₅ on uropathogens

Strains	MIC of biosurfactants (µg mL⁻¹)
Strains	L. jensenii P_6A	L. gasseri P₆₅
Escherichia coli	16	16
Klebsiella pneumoniae	128	128
Enterobacter aerogenes	128	128
Staphylococcus saprophyticus	128	128
Candida albicans	16	16
Candida krusei	n	n
Candida tropicalis	n	n

n the biosurfactants not inhibited the growth of yeasts at the highest concentration tested (256 µg mL⁻¹)

ISSN: 1475-2859