Hydrocarbon assimilation and biosurfactant production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa mutants.

doi:10.1128/jb.173.13.4212-4219.1991

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Hydrocarbon assimilation and biosurfactant production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa mutants.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jul 1991

Koch A K, Käppeli O, Fiechter A, Reiser J

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We isolated transposon Tn5-GM-induced mutants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa PG201 that were unable to grow in minimal media containing hexadecane as a carbon source. Some of these mutants lacked extracellular rhamnolipids, as shown by measuring the surface and interfacial tensions of the cell culture...

Topics

Alkanes
Bacillus subtilis
Chromatography, Thin Layer
DNA Transposable Elements
Glycolipids
Mutation
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Rhamnose
Surface-Active Agents

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