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Great agricultural damage can be caused by plant pathogens, which results in the use of chemical pesticides that have a number of negative effects on the health of humans and the environment. This is why the requirement and search for natural and environmental friendly pesticides is highly relevant. Biosurfactants, show anti-microbial properties against a large group of plant pathogens, or they are able to stimulate the plant immune system. In particular rhamnolipids have been broadly studied in terms of crop protection (Crouzet et al. 2020).