This book provides an introduction to biosurfactants produced by lactic acid bacteria
presenting a detailed compilation of their functional properties and structural composition.
Microbial surfactants extensively known as surface-active agents have created a niche for
themselves in the green-chemicals market thanks to their distinct environment-friendly
properties. The demand for biosurfactants in the cosmetics food pharmaceuticals agricultural
and environmental industries is steadily growing and biosurfactants from lactic acid bacteria
possess significant biological properties making them potentially suitable for antimicrobial
anti-adhesive and various other industrially important applications. Exploring these aspects in
depth the book offers a valuable resource for both postgraduate students and researchers in
the fields of food and industrial microbiology.
