Journal
CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 33, Issue -, Pages 176-182Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2015.03.004
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- PharmaSea project - EU Seventh Framework Programme [312184]
- Beaufort Marine Research Award, part of the Sea Change Strategy and the Strategy for Science Technology and Innovation
- Marine Institute under the Marine Research Sub-Programme of the National Development Plan
- BluePharmTrain project through the MC-ITN scheme [607786]
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Research focused on the search for new biosurfactants aims to replace chemical surfactants, which while being cost-effective are ecologically undesirable. Metagenomics can lead to discovery of novel biosurfactants, tackling issues of low production yields. Recent successes include the heterologous production of biosurfactants. The dearth of biosurfactants discovered to date through metagenomics is puzzling given that good screening systems and heterologous host systems are available.
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