Marinobacter sp. from marine sediments produce highly stable surface-active agents for combatting marine oil spills

Abstract Background The application of chemical dispersants as a response to marine oil spills is raising concerns related to their potential toxicity also towards microbes involved in oil biodegradation. Hence, oil spills occurring under marine environments necessitate the application of biodispers...

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Main Authors: Noura Raddadi, Lucia Giacomucci, Grazia Totaro, Fabio Fava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-017-0797-3