Detecting surfactant-producing microorganisms by the drop-collapse test

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 851-853

  Tugrul, Tugba ^a   Cansunar, Emir ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Biosurfactant; Candida albicans; Drop collapse; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; POLYSTYRENES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BIOSURFACTANT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DROP-COLLAPSE; PSEUDOMONAL AERUGINOSA;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AMMONIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; MICROBIOLOGY; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; POLYSTYRENE; SURFACTANTS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; PHANEROCHAETE; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 27944449572     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-004-5958-y     Document Type: Article

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