In recent years, the attention is focussed on hydrocarbon
degrading microorganisms with biosurfactant-producing capability.
The biosurfactant is known to increase the surface area of
hydrophobic substrates by reducing surface tension of the culture
broth, which further increases the bioavailability [12]. Several species
of Bacillus, Alcaligenes, Pseudomonas and Corynebacterium have
been reported to enhance petroleum oil degradation by producing
biosurfactant [13–16]. Hassanshahian et al. [17]