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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

Mohammad Javaheri 1, Gary E Jenneman 1, Michael J McInerney 1,*, Roy M Knapp 1
PMCID: PMC238693  PMID: 16346889

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.

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