Serratia sp. SVGG16: A promising biosurfactant producer isolated from tropical soil during growth with ethanol-blended gasoline

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2277-2282

  Cunha, C D ^a   Do Rosario M ^b   Rosado, A S ^a   Leite, S G F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biosurfactant; Experimental design; Gasoline; Serratia

Indexed keywords

BIOSURFACTANTS; GROWTH CONDITIONS;

CARBON; ETHANOL; GASOLINE; REMEDIATION; SOILS; SURFACE TENSION;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

SERRATIA; SERRATIA SP.;

EID: 4344681388     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2003.11.027     Document Type: Article

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