Cell wall adaptations of planktonic and biofilm Rhodococcus erythropolis cells to growth on C5 to C16 n-alkane hydrocarbons

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 311-320

  De Carvalho, Carla C C R ^a   Wick, Lukas Y ^b   Heipieper, Hermann J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell adhesion; Cell charge; Fatty acids; Surface properties; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYTIC PROCESS; BIOFILM CELLS; CELL CHARGE; CELL SURFACES; CELL WALLS; CELLULAR MEMBRANES; MICROBIAL ADHESIONS; N-ALKANES; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS CELLS; SURFACE-ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; WATER SOLUBILITIES;

ACIDS; ADHESION; BIOFILMS; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL ADHESION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; CONTACT ANGLE; CYTOLOGY; FATTY ACIDS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; POLYSTYRENES; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE TENSION; TRACE ANALYSIS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOREMEDIATION; GROWTH RATE; HYDROCARBON; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PLANKTON; POLYMER; SOLUBILITY; SUBSTRATE; SURFACE TENSION;

ALKANES; BIOFILMS; CELL WALL; FATTY ACIDS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; RHODOCOCCUS;

RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS;

EID: 59449092994     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1809-3     Document Type: Article

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