Evaluation of a lipopeptide biosurfactant from Bacillus natto TK-1 as a potential source of anti-adhesive, antimicrobial and antitumor activities
A lipopeptide biosurfactant produced by Bacillus natto TK-1 has a strong surface activity. The biosurfactant was found to be an anti-adhesive agent against several bacterial strains, and also showed a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. The biosurfactant induced a significant reduction in tumor cells viability in a dose- dependent manner.
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
2009
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822009000200030 |
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