Stabilization of oil-water emulsions by hydrophobic bacteria

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 6333-6336

  Dorobantu, Loredana S ^a   Yeung, Anthony K C ^a   Foght, Julia M ^a   Gray, Murray R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COALESCENCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; OILS AND FATS; SILICA; SURFACE TENSION; WATER;

BACTERIA CELLS; BIOSURFACTANTS; HYDROPHOBIC BACTERIA; OIL-WATER EMULSIONS;

EMULSIONS;

ALKANE; BIOSURFACTANT; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER OIL CREAM;

BACTERIUM; EMULSION;

ACINETOBACTER VENETIANUS; ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DEGRADATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RHIZOMONAS SUBERIFACIENS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; SOLID; SURFACE TENSION;

ACINETOBACTER; ALKANES; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; BACTERIA; DRUG STABILITY; EMULSIONS; HYDROPHOBICITY; OILS; RHODOCOCCUS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SPHINGOMONADACEAE; SURFACE TENSION; WATER;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER VENETIANUS; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RHODOCOCCUS; RHODOCOCCUS ERYTHROPOLIS; SPHINGOMONAS SUBERIFACIENS; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 8144225524     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.10.6333-6336.2004     Document Type: Article

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