Abstract
Formation of oil-water emulsions during bacterial growth on hydrocarbons is often attributed to biosurfactants. Here we report the ability of certain intact bacterial cells to stabilize oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions without changing the interfacial tension, by inhibition of droplet coalescence as observed in emulsion stabilization by solid particles like silica.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Acinetobacter / growth & development
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Acinetobacter / metabolism
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Alkanes / metabolism
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Alphaproteobacteria / growth & development
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Alphaproteobacteria / metabolism
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Bacteria / growth & development
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Bacteria / metabolism*
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Drug Stability
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Emulsions
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Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
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Oils / metabolism*
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Rhodococcus / growth & development
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Rhodococcus / metabolism
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Silicon Dioxide
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Sphingomonadaceae / growth & development
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Sphingomonadaceae / metabolism
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Surface Tension
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Water
Substances
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Alkanes
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Emulsions
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Oils
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Water
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Silicon Dioxide
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n-hexadecane