The relation between rhamnolipid adsorption on yeast and bacterial strains, hydrophobicity and hydrocarbon biodegradation

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 682-686

  Chrzanowski, Łukasz ^a   Kaczorek, Ewa ^a   Pijanowska, Agnieszka ^a   Olszanowski, Andrzej ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Candida maltosa; Hydrocarbon; Hydrophobicity; Rhamnolipids

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CANDIDA MALTOSA; FUNGI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33746345871     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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