Insight into heterogeneity in cell-surface hydrophobicity and ability to degrade hydrocarbons among cells of two hydrocarbon-degrading bacterial populations

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 252-260

  Obuekwe, Christian O ^a   Al Jadi, Zamya K ^a   Al Saleh, Esmaeil ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Dual phase aqueous solvent fractionation; Hydrocarbon degradation; Hydrophilic; Hydrophobic

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; SUBSTRATES;

AQUEOUS PHASE POPULATION; DUAL PHASE AQUEOUS-SOLVENT FRACTIONATION; HYDROCARBON DEGRADATION;

MICROBIOLOGY;

HEXADECANE; HYDROCARBON;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROCARBON; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY;

AGITATION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL POPULATION; CELL SURFACE; FRACTIONATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BURKHOLDERIA; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROPHOBICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; PAENIBACILLUS SP.;

EID: 34249705293     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W06-115     Document Type: Article

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