Cytotoxicity of di-rhamnolipids produced by RA5 against human cancerous cell lines.

Rhamnolipid biosurfactant produced by , possesses non-toxicity, environmental compatibility, a wide range of pH (4-8), temperature (4-100 °C), and salinity (1-10%) stability. The application of RLs is worldwide accepted in the pharmaceutical, medicinal, and food industries. It has been used for cytotoxicity efficacy analysis with a limited number of cancerous cell lines.

Development of miniaturized agar based assays in 96-well microplates applicable to high-throughput screening of industrially valuable microorganisms.

High-throughput screening (HTS) is a present-day approach for assaying thousands of cultures in parallel. This miniaturization allows rapid screening of large number of microorganims capable of producing bio-based materials thereby meeting the demands of the ever evolving food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry. In this study, agar-based assays for phosphate solubilization, cellulose degradation and lactic acid production were developed in 96-well microplates using Biomek FX Automated Liquid Handling system.