Effect of addition of rhamnolipid biosurfactants or rhamnolipid-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa on phenanthrene mineralization in soil slurries

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 15-26

  Providenti, Miguel A ^a   Flemming, Cecily A ^a   Lee, Hung ^a   Trevors, Jack T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioremediation; Biosurfactant; Creosote contaminated; Phenanthrene; Soil; Survival

Indexed keywords

LIPID; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; RHAMNOLIPID; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIOSURFACTANT; CREOSOTE; PHENANTHRENE; RHAMNOSE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INOCULATION; MINERALIZATION; OIL INDUSTRY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOIL POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; COCULTURE; LOAM SOIL; PSEUDOMONAS; SANDY LOAM; SOIL;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSURFACTANT; CREOSOTE; PHENANTHRENE MINERALIZATION; SLURRY;

EID: 0028989785     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-6496(95)00007-W     Document Type: Article

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