Anaerobic Production of a Biosurfactant by Bacillus licheniformis JF-2
- 1 September 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 50 (3), 698-700
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.50.3.698-700.1985
Abstract
Bacillus licheniformis JF-2 anaerobically produced a biosurfactant when grown in a glucose-mineral salts medium containing yeast extract and NaNO3. Surface tension of the medium was reduced from 70 to 74 mN/m to as low as 28 mN/m due to the production of an anionic biosurfactant.Keywords
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