Structural characterization of a biosurfactant produced by Bacillus subtilis at 45°C

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 367-372

  Makkar, Randhir S ^a,b   Cameotra, Swaranjit S ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Biosurfactant; Surfactin; Thermophilic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007516541     PISSN: 10973958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11743-999-0091-6     Document Type: Article

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