Production and characterization of biosurfactant by free and immobilized cells from Ochrobactrum intermedium isolated from the soil of southern Algeria with a view to environmental application

In this paper, biosurfactant production by free and immobilized cells of Ochrobactrum intermedium has been studied. This bacterium strain was isolated from an Algerian crude oil-contaminated soil; hexadecane was used for the production as the sole carbon and energy source. The process was monitored...

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Main Authors: Samira Ferhat, Redha Alouaoui, Abdelmalek Badis, Nadji Moulai-Mostefa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-07-01
Series:Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2017.1309992