Enhancement of surfactin production in iron-enriched media by Bacillus subtilis ATCC 21332

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 724-728

  Wei, Yu Hong ^a   Chu, I Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Biosurfactant; Iron; Surfactin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; IRON COMPOUNDS; LIPIDS; PH; POLYPEPTIDES;

BIOSURFACTANTS; LIPOPEPTIDES;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

FERROUS SULFATE; SURFACTIN;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOMASS; NONHUMAN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032104003     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(98)00016-7     Document Type: Article

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