Table 1 Glycoconjugates in the bioremediation of organic pollutants (OPs)

Acinetobacter sp. Y1

Methyl hexadcanoate, methyl octadecanoate

Petroleum hydrocarbon

Reduce surface tension of water, showed strong tolerance with pH, temperature, salinity

[14]

Pseudomonas, Rhodococcus

Biosurfactants

Cypermethrin

Emulsion reaction

[15]

Achromobacter sp. A-8

Biosurfactants

Crude oil

Reduce surface tension

[16]

Acinetobacter baumannii BJ5

Glycolipid biosurfactant

Pyrene

Growth linked production

[17]

Burkholderia cenocepacia BSP3

Glucolipid

Methyl parathion, ethyl parathion, trifluralin

Critical micelle formation (CMC) and reducing surface tension

[18]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa WH-1

Biosurfactants

Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)

Lower the emulsification with HCH

[19]

Pseudomonas sp.

Rhamnolipids

Chlorpyrifos

Increase the aqueous partition and chlorpyrifos degradation

[20]

Bacillus subtilis MTCC 1427

Biosurfactants

Endosulfan

Increase bioavailability of endosulfan

[21]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa B1, P. fluorescens B5, P. stutzeri B11 and P. putida B15

Exopolysaccharides (EPS)

2,4-D, benzene, toluene, xylene and gasoline

Organic pollutants affect EPS production

[22]

Penicillium simplicissimum

Tea saponin, rhamnolipid

Phenol

CMC, reduce surface tension and increase laccase production

[23]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa CH7

Rhamnolipid

β-Cypermethrin

Rhamnolipid promote the dissolution, absorption, adsorption

[24]

Candia, Pseudomonas, Deinococcus, Nocardiopsis, Serratia

Rhamnolipids, trehalolipids, mannosylerythritol lipids, cellobiose lipids

Organic pollutants

Bioremediation of the organic pollutants

[25]

Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Candida

Rhamnolipid

Oil spill

Reduce interfacial tension, disperse oil particles

[26]

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Rhodococcus sp., Bacillus licheniformis, Serratia marcescens, P. flourescens, B. subtilis

Rhamnolipid, trehalolipid, sophorolipid, peptide lipid, serrawetin, visconsin, surfactin, emulsan, liposan

Oil pollution

Enhanced degradation

[27]

Serratia marcescens UCP 1549

Lipoprotein, carbohydrate

Organic pollutants

Agricultural and marine bioremediation

[28]

Bacillus subtilis B20

Biosurfactants

Oil rock

Reduced surface and interfacial tension

[29]

Paenibacillus sp. D9

Lipopeptide biosurfactant

Hydrocarbons

Enhanced biodegradation of hydrophobic pollutants

[30]

Bacillus, Rhodococcus, Actinomycetes, Pseudomonas

Lipopeptide, glycolipid, sophorolipds

Organic pollutants

Reduce surface tension with higher degradation

[31]

Bacillus algicola, Rhodococcus soli, Isoptericola chiayiensis, Pseudoalteromonas agarivorans

Rhamnolipids

Crude oil

Low surface tension

[32]