Rhamnolipid (biosurfactant) effects on cell aggregation and biodegradation of residual hexadecane under saturated flow conditions

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3622-3627

  Herman, David C ^a   Zhang, Yimin ^a   Miller, Raina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXADECANE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CELL AGGREGATION; CHLORINATION; FLOW KINETICS; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MICELLE; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; SOIL POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0030826741     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.9.3622-3627.1997     Document Type: Article

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