Biotechnology Letters, Vol.19, No.12, 1213-1215, 1997
High production of rhamnolipids by Pseudomonas aeruginosa growing on ethanol
Pseudomonas aeruginosa IFO 3924 produced 32 g rhamnolipid biosurfactant/l when grown on 55.3 g ethanol/l in fed-batch culture for 7 days. The conversion rate was 58%.
Keywords:INTERFACIAL-ACTIVE RHAMNOLIPIDS;BIOSURFACTANT PRODUCTION;NORMAL-ALKANES;CARBON SOURCE;DSM 2874