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. 1985 Sep;50(3):698-700.
doi: 10.1128/aem.50.3.698-700.1985.

Anaerobic Production of a Biosurfactant by Bacillus licheniformis JF-2

M Javaheri  1 , G E Jenneman, M J McInerney, R M Knapp
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Anaerobic Production of a Biosurfactant by Bacillus licheniformis JF-2

M Javaheri et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1985 Sep.

Abstract

Bacillus licheniformis JF-2 anaerobically produced a biosurfactant when grown in a glucose-mineral salts medium containing yeast extract and NaNO(3). 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.

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