Characterization of antarctic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria capable of producing bioemulsifiers

New Microbiologica

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-256

  Yakimov, M M ^a,b   Giuliano, L ^b   Bruni, V ^b   Scarfi, S ^b   Golyshin, P N ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antarctic psychrotrophic bacteria; Bioemulsifier; Trehalose lipid

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; BIPHENYL; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; GLYCOLIPID; HEXADECANE; HYDROCARBON; N-HEXADECANE; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S; SURFACTANT; TREHALOSE;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; FAST ATOM BOMBARDMENT MASS SPECTROMETRY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RHODOCOCCUS;

ALKANES; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GLYCOLIPIDS; HYDROCARBONS; MARINE BIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RHODOCOCCUS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, FAST ATOM BOMBARDMENT; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TREHALOSE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0033161677     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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