Fluorescent pseudomonads isolated from Hebridean cloud and rain water produce biosurfactants but do not cause ice nucleation

Biogeosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-124

  Ahern, H E ^a   Walsh, K A ^b   Hill, T C J ^b   Moffett, B F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISPERSAL; LEWISIAN; NUCLEATION; RAINDROP; SUPERSATURATION; SURFACTANT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HEBRIDES; OUTER HEBRIDES; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OTUS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS GROUP;

EID: 33847061758     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-4-115-2007     Document Type: Article

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