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Isolation and Identification of Rhamnolipid Producing Bacteria from
Mangrove Environment
Nurul Nasuha binti Zaidi Kobli
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kesaven Bhubalan
Bachelor of Applied Science
(Biodiversity Conservation and Management)
School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Surfactant have been used in our daily life such as detergent, cosmetic products
and in industrial. Rhamnolipid is one of the biosurfactant which can be produced
by microorganisms, have advantageous characteristic such as low toxicity, high
biodegradability, environmental friendly compared to surfactant. It can be
produced by various types of carbon source with a low production cost such as
palm oil, glycerol. This aim of this study was to identify the rhamnolipid
producing bacteria from mangrove environment and to determine the amount
of rhamnolipid produce and its surface activity. Seven types of bacteria was
isolated from mangrove water and palm oil and glycerol have been used as a
carbon source. The screening techniques employed were drop collapse method
and emulsification index. Based on emulsification index, only six of bacteria that
capable to produce the rhamnolipid biosurfactant.The bacteria were identified
and this study showed that mangrove have some bacteria that capable produce
rhamnolipid.
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