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Role of rhamnolipid biosurfactants in the uptake and mineralization of hexadecane in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Jul 2000
Beal R, Betts W B
Abstract excerpt
A study was undertaken to investigate the mechanisms for biosurfactant-enhanced hexadecane uptake into Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Two strains of Ps. aeruginosa were studied, one producing rhamnolipids (PG201) and the other rhamnolipid deficient (UO299). Rhamnolipids produced by PG201 acted to increase the solubility of n-hexadecane in the culture medium (from 1.84 to 22.76 microg l(-1). Rates of(l4)C-n-hexadecane...
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