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Table 6 Biosurfactant as an antimicrobial agent produced by O. intermedium strain MZV101

From: Lipase and biosurfactant from Ochrobactrum intermedium strain MZV101 isolated by washing powder for detergent application

Microorganism

Zone of inhibition diameter (mm)

Gram positive

  Bacillus subtilis (ATCC 465)

3

  Bacillus cereus (ATCC11778)

4

  Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC11778)

3

  Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923 s)

2

  Streptococcus pyogenes (ATCC 8668)

4

Gram negative

  Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922)

14

  Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 85327)

10

  Proteus vulgaris (ATCC 13315)

12

  Salmonella typhi (PTCC 1609)

11

Fungi

  Aspergillus niger (N 402)

1

  Candida albicans (ATCC 10231),

0.5

  Klebsiella pneumoniae (ATCC 10031)

1.5

  Saccharomyces cerevisiae (BY 4743)

1

  1. MHA plate was incubated at 37 °C, 24 h for bacterial and 48 h for fungi pathogens and the diameter of inhibition zone was measured [22]
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