Microbial surfactants and their use in field studies of soil remediation

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 915-929

  Christofi, N ^a   Ivshina, I B ^b  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GENETICS OF MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOIL CONSERVATION;

FIELD STUDIES; IN-FIELD; SOILS REMEDIATION;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BIOSURFACTANT; XENOBIOTIC AGENT; SURFACTANT;

MICROORGANISM; SOIL REMEDIATION; SURFACTANT;

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEGRADATION; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS; SOIL; SOLUBILIZATION; SURFACE TENSION; BACTERIUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

RHODOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; RHODOCOCCUS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 0036446420     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01774.x     Document Type: Review

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