Influence of toluene and salinity on biosurfactant production by Bacillus sp.: scale up from flasks to a bench-scale bioreactor

ABSTRACT To select the best biosurfactant producer, Pseudomonas putida, Bacillus megatherium, Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis were cultured in flasks on media with different salinity [low salinity (LS), Bushnell-Haas (BH) and artificial sea water (SW) media] supplemented or not with tol...

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Main Authors: Ellen Cristina Souza, Thereza Christina Vessoni-Penna, Saleh Al Arni, José Manuel Domínguez, Attilio Converti, Ricardo Pinheiro de Souza Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering
Series:Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
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