Simultaneous hydrocarbon biodegradation and biosurfactant production by oilfield-selected bacteria

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 525-536

  Mnif, S ^a   Chamkha, Mohamed ^a   Labat, M ^b   Sayadi, S ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biosurfactant; Crude oil; Oilfields; Production water

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMOLECULES; BIOREMEDIATION; CRUDE OIL; EMULSIFICATION; HYDROCARBONS; OIL WELL FLOODING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BACTERIAL DIVERSITY; BIO-SURFACTANTS; BIOSURFACTANT PRODUCTION; CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES; EMULSIFYING ACTIVITY; HYDROCARBON BIODEGRADATION; MESOPHILIC; OILFIELD; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; PRODUCTION WATER;

BIODEGRADATION;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOSURFACTANT; CARBON; GLYCOSIDE; PETROLEUM; RHAMNOLIPID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; BIOREMEDIATION; CRUDE OIL; GROWTH RATE; HYDROCARBON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; OIL FIELD; OIL PRODUCTION; PHYLOGENETICS; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURFACTANT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODEGRADATION; BREVIBACILLUS; CARBON SOURCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMULSION; ENERGY RESOURCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEOBACILLUS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MESOPHILIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOMONAS; SALINITY; SALT TOLERANCE; SURFACE TENSION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

TUNISIA;

ACHROMOBACTER; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS; GEOBACILLUS; HALOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 80051692535     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05071.x     Document Type: Article

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