Biosurfactant production by a soil Pseudomonas strain growing on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Journal Article
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· Applied and Environmental Microbiology
OSTI ID:450790
- Univ. du Quebec, Laval (Canada); and others
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous pollutants occurring mostly as a result of fossil fuel combustion and as by-products of industrial activities. The bioremediation of soils contaminated with PAHs is limited by the poor availability of dyrophobic contaminants to microorganisms. Surfactants can help. Recent studies indicate that addition of surfactants can enhance hydrocarbon biodegradation. This study examines whether production of surfactants by PAH-metabolizing microorganisms is part of their strategy for growing on such poorly available substrates.
- OSTI ID:
- 450790
- Journal Information:
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 62, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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