Biosurfactant production by the strain isolated from contaminated soil

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1266-1269

  Samadi, Nasrin ^a   Abadian, Neda ^b   Akhavan, Abbas ^b   Fazeli, Mohammad Reza ^a   Tahzibi, Abbas ^c   Jamalifar, Hossein ^a  

^a Tehran University of Medical Science   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biosurfactant; Oil contaminated soil; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

BIOSURFACTANT; GASOLINE; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; GLYCOLIPID; MOLASSES; RAPESEED OIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BREVIBACTERIUM; CARBON SOURCE; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMULSION; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMOLYSIS; OPTICAL DENSITY; PH; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE TENSION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BREVIBACTERIUM SP.;

EID: 36049003961     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.1266.1269     Document Type: Article

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