Biosurfactants and oil bioremediation

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 249-252

  Ron, Eliora Z ^a   Rosenberg, Eugene ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSURFACTANT; HYDROCARBON; OIL;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036624819     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(02)00316-6     Document Type: Review

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