Biosurfactants and bioemulsifiers from marine bacteria: current advances and perspectives

Surekha K Satpute; Samadhan R Waghmode; Mahima Bagayatkar; Bhoomika M Karamchandani; Mangesh V Suryavanshi; Kirti Hooda; Mary Chatterjee; Suhas Shetye; Ibrahim M Banat

doi:10.1080/02757540.2026.2620439

Biosurfactants and bioemulsifiers from marine bacteria: current advances and perspectives

Surekha K Satpute
, Samadhan R Waghmode
, Mahima Bagayatkar
, Bhoomika M Karamchandani
, Mangesh V Suryavanshi
, Kirti Hooda
, Mary Chatterjee
, Suhas Shetye
, Ibrahim M Banat

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Abstract

The marine biosphere is one of the Earth’s richest habitats for discovering unique bioactive metabolites and their producers. This
review presents a comprehensive foundation on novel classes of biosurfactants (BSs) and/or bioemulsifiers (BEs) derived from
marine microbes and identifies gaps in the existing literature to guide future research. A systematic literature search was carried
out, and data were collected, analysed and presented. Certain genera, namely Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Planococcus, Serratia,
Rhodococcus and Halomonas, were predominantly reported as BSs/BEs producers. Some newer terms, namely didemnin, esperin,
furanomycin, pumilacidin, plipastatin, rhodofactin, massetolides, mojavensin, pontifactin and pseudofactin, have been introduced.
The limited research on the molecular aspects of BSs/BEs production provides significant opportunities for Bio-scientists to
discover novel compounds. Expanding research into deep-sea sampling, biosynthetic pathways and metagenomic approaches
may offer insights into viable but non-culturable cells. In February 2010, we published a review on BSs/BEs from marine microbes,
and this review serves as a sequel, providing updated insights into this fascinating topic. This article includes recent advancements in
the field of BSs/BEs from marine bacteria and their forthcoming potential industrial applications.

Original language	English
Number of pages	36
Journal	Chemistry and Ecology
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02757540.2026.2620439
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 12 Feb 2026

Bibliographical note

Professor Ibrahim M. Banat (PHD, DSC, FRSBA) is a Professor of Microbial Biotechnology at Ulster University, UK. He has over 35 years’ experience in academic and research institutions in Europe and internationally, and has been involved in several collaborative projects funded by the EU-FP-7, H20-20 and Horizon Europe, and various international academic, commercial, and industrial organisations. Professor Banat has >350 publications in different areas of Microbial Biotechnology with >52.000 citations and a Google Scholar h-index = 107.

Funding

This work was supported by Savitribai Phule Pune University, Maharashtra, India.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

Biosurfactants
bioprospecting
bioemulsifiers
marine microorganisms
metagenomics

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Biosurfactants and bioemulsifiers from marine bacteria: current advances and perspectives

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