A halotolerant and thermotolerant Bacillus sp. degrades hydrocarbons and produces tensio-active emulsifying agent

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 211-220

  Kumar, Manoj ^a,b   León, Vladimir ^a   De Sisto Materano, Angela ^a   Ilzins, Olaf A ^a  

^a Fundacion Instituto de Estudios Avanzados IDEA   (Venezuela)

^b INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus licheniformis; Biosurfactant; Halotolernat; Hydrocarbon biodegradation; Themotolerant

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; EMULSIFICATION; HYDROCARBONS; SOILS; SUBSTRATES;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BIOSURFACTANT; HALOTOLERNAT; HYDROCARBON BIODEGRADATION; THEMOTOLERANT;

BACTERIA;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SP.;

EID: 33846456672     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-006-9215-4     Document Type: Article

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