Improved detection of rhamnolipid production using agar plates containing methylene blue and cetyl trimethylammonium bromide

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1583-1588

  Pinzon, Neissa M ^a   Ju, Lu Kwang ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosurfactants; Cetyl trimethylammonium bromide; Methylene blue; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Rhamnolipids

Indexed keywords

BIOSURFACTANTS; CETYL TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; METHYLENE BLUE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHAMNOLIPIDS;

ALGAE; BIOMOLECULES; DYES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT; LIGHT SOURCES; PH EFFECTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

COMPLEXATION;

AGAR; CETRIMIDE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; GLYCOLIPID; METHYLENE BLUE; RHAMNOLIPID;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

AGAR; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CETRIMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; GLYCOLIPIDS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; METHYLENE BLUE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 70350102813     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-009-0049-7     Document Type: Article

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