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Biosurfactants are amphipatic molecules produced by a wide variety of bacteria, yeast and filamentous fungi. They include peptides, glycolipids, lipopeptides, fatty acids and phospholipids. Up to now, the most commonly isolated and best studied group of biosurfactants are the glycolipids and phospholipids. Rhamnolipids produced by P. aeruginosa strains are among the most effective surfactants when applied for the removal of hydrophobic compounds from contaminated soils. They posses low average minimum surface tension (30–32 mN/m), high average emulsifying activity (10.4–15.5 U/ml filtrate), low critical micelle concentration (CMC) (5–65 mg/l), and high affinity for hydrophobic organic molecules.