Rhamnolipid production using BS18 and evaluation of its efficiency along with phytoremediation and bioaugmentation for bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soils.

This study reports the combined use of a rhamnolipid type biosurfactant (BS) along with phytoremediation and bioaugmentation (BA) for bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils. Bacterial isolates obtained from hydrocarbon contaminated soil were screened for rhamnolipid production and isolate BS18, identified as , was selected for bioremediation experiments. Growth of BS18 in mineral salt medium (MSM) with diesel oil as the carbon source showed a maximum biomass of 8.