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Rhamnolipid is known as a biosurfactant and is secreted from the bacterium - pseudomonas aeruginosa.  Surfactants are soaps made from petroleum. Biosurfactants are soaps made without petroleum and are ubiquitous. They are found indoors and outdoors.  They can be found on tabletops, clothes, trees and animals.  

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Rhamnolipid (with rhamnolipid being both singular and plural i.e. fish) have widespread application and their utility across several diverse industries (pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food, environmental clean-up, agriculture, water treatment, oil and heavy petroleum recovery (enhanced oil recovery) and soil washing) is being recognized world wide as a non-toxic, biodegradable environmentally safe application.