Characterization of biosurfactant synthesis in a hydrocarbon utilizing bacterial isolate

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 175-180

  Syal, Sudhir ^a   Ramamurthy, V ^a,b  

^a THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bioremediation; Biosurfactant; Hydrocarbon; Vegetable oils

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELIANTHUS;

EID: 26644441684     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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