Alternative methodology for isolation of biosurfactant-producing bacteria

Wide biosurfactant application on biorremediation is limited by its high production cost. The search for cheaper biossurfactant production alternatives has guided our study. The use of selective media containing sucrose (10 g.L-1) and Arabian Light oil (2 g.L-1) as carbon sources showed to be effect...

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Main Authors: N. Krepsky, FS. Da Silva, LF. Fontana, MAC. Crapez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842007000100016&lng=en&tlng=en