Enhancement of solubilization and biodegradation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons by the bioemulsifier alasan

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2697-2702

  Barkay, T ^a,b   Navon Venezia, S ^a   Ron, E Z ^a   Rosenberg, E ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALASAN; EMULSIFYING AGENT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYMER; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER RADIORESISTENS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EMULSION; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; SOIL TREATMENT; SOLUBILITY;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER RADIORESISTENS; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS;

EID: 0033014647     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.6.2697-2702.1999     Document Type: Article

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