Part 1 Production: Biosynthetic Mechanisms of Low Molecular Weight Surfactants and Their Precursor Molecules, Rolf K. Hommel and Colin Ratledge Production of Biosurfactants, Jitendra D. Desai and Anjana J. Desai Prospects and Limits for the Production of Biosurfactants Using Immobilized Biocatalysts, Martin Siemann and Fritz Wagner Lipopeptide Production by Bacillus licheniformis, Katharina Jenny, V. Deltrieu, and 0. Kappeli Integrated Process for Continuous Rhamnolipid Biosynthesis, Thomas Gruber et al Production, Properties, and Practical Applications of Fungal Polysaccharides, Walter Steiner, Dietmar Haltrich, and Robert M. Lafferty Bioconversion of Oils and Sugars to Glycolipids, Siegmund Lang and Fritz Wagner Part 2 Properties: Genetics of Surface-Active Compounds, Jakob Reiser et al Biological Activities of Biosurfactants, Siegmund Lang and Fritz Wagner The Biophysics of Microbial Surfactants: Growth on Insoluble Substrates, Donald F Gerson Surface Properties and Function of Alveolar and Airway Surfactant, Samuel Schurch, Marianne Geiser, and Peter Gehr Microbial Lipopolysaccharides, Lina Cloutier and Naim Kosaric Part 3 Applications: Factors Influencing the Economics of Biosurfactants, Catherine N. Mulligan and Bernard F Gibbs Biosurfactants for Cosmetics Vaclav Klekner and Naim Kosaric Biosurfactants from Marine Microorganisms, Siegmund Lang and Fritz Wagner Biosurfactants in Food Applications, Joran Velikonja and Naim Kosaric Biosurfactants for Environmental Control, Reinhard Muller-Hurtig et al.