Culture and exopolysaccharide production from sugarcane molasses by Gordonia polyisoprenivorans CCT 7137, isolated from contaminated groundwater in Brazil

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 937-943

  Fusconi, Roberta ^a   Godinho, Mirna Januária Leal ^a   Bossolan, Nelma Regina Segnini ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Exopolysaccharides; Gordonia polyisoprenivorans; Groundwater; Municipal landfill; Sugarcane molasses

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LAND FILL; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEACHING; MICROFLUIDICS; MOLASSES; POLYSACCHARIDES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

CELL COUNTING; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE (EPS); GORDONIA; LEACHATE; SUGAR CANE MOLASSES (SCM);

WASTE DISPOSAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GORDONIA POLYISOPRENIVORANS;

EID: 44649106356     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-007-9570-9     Document Type: Article

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