Biosurfactant production by Serratia marcescens SS-1 and its isogenic strain SMΔR defective in SpnR, a quorum-sensing LuxR family protein

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 799-802

  Wei, Yu Hong ^a   Lai, Hsin Chih ^b,c   Chen, Shan Yu ^d   Yeh, Mao Song ^d   Chang, Jo Shu ^d  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biosurfactant; Emulsification; Quorum sensing; Serratia marcescens; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; KEROSENE; LUXR AUTOINDUCER BINDING PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; SURFACTANT; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMULSION; EVALUATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURFACE TENSION;

EMULSIONS; GASOLINE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; KEROSENE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 3342972250     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BILE.0000025881.95596.23     Document Type: Article

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