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Cell surface properties of Pseudomonas stutzeri in the process of diesel oil biodegradation
Ewa Kaczorek1, Teofil Jesionowski, Anna Giec
1Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 2, 60-965, Poznan, Poland. ewa.kaczorek@put.poznan.pl
Abstract:
Pseudomonas stutzeri, isolated from crude oil-contaminated soil, was used to degrade diesel oil. Of three surfactants, 120 mg rhamnolipids 1(-1) significantly increased degradation of diesel oil giving 88% loss after 14 days compared to 54% loss without the surfactant. The system with rhamnolipids was characterised by relatively high particle homogeneity. However, the addition of saponins to diesel oil caused the cells to aggregate (the polydispersity index: 0.542) and the biodegradation of diesel oil was only 46%. The cell yield was 0.22 g l(-1).
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