Diversity of bacterial strains degrading hexadecane in relation to the mode of substrate uptake

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 421-428

  Bouchez Naitali M ^a,c   Rakatozafy, H ^a,d   Marchal, R ^b   Leveau, J Y ^a   Vandecasteele, J P ^b  

^a Lab de Microbiologie Industrielle   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^c Ecole Nationale Superieure des Industries Alimentaires   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMOLECULES; BIOREMEDIATION; EMULSIFICATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BACTERIAL STRAINS; BIO-SURFACTANTS; CELL CONTACTS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; HEXADECANE; HYDROCARBON DROPLETS; LONG CHAIN ALKANE; NOCARDIA; POLLUTED SOILS; SUBSTRATE UPTAKE;

PARAFFINS;

ALKANE; GLYCEROL; GLYCOLIPID; HEXADECANE; HYDROCARBON; SUCCINIC ACID; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; CELL CONTACT; CORYNEBACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; MYCOBACTERIUM; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE TENSION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM; NEGIBACTERIA; NOCARDIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033002794     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00678.x     Document Type: Article

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