Biosurfactant-producing Bacillus are present in produced brines from Oklahoma oil reservoirs with a wide range of salinities

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1083-1093

  Simpson, D Randall ^a,b   Natraj, Nisha Ravi ^a,c   McInerney, Michael J ^a   Duncan, Kathleen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Synthetic Genomics Inc   (United States)

^c Genomic Health Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaugmentation; Biostimulation; Biosurfactant; Lichenysin; MEOR; Oil reservoir; Rhamnolipid; Surfactin

Indexed keywords

BIO SURFACTANT; BIO-AUGMENTATION; BIOSTIMULATION; LICHENYSIN; MEOR; OIL RESERVOIRS; RHAMNOLIPIDS; SURFACTIN;

BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; CLONING; GENES; NUTRIENTS; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WELLS;

BIOMOLECULES;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BIOSURFACTANT; BRINES; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) A; LICA3 PROTEIN; LIPOPEPTIDE; RHAMNOLIPID; RHLR PROTEIN; RNA 16S; SRFA3 PROTEIN; SURFACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WELL WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BRINE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LIPID; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OIL WELL; PEPTIDE; SALINITY; SURFACTANT; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; LIPOGENESIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRIENT LOADING; OIL RESERVOIR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESERVOIR; SALINITY; UNITED STATES;

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OKLAHOMA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SALINITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 80052629053     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3326-z     Document Type: Article

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