TY - JOUR
T1 - Commentary: Oil degradation and biosurfactant production by the deep sea bacterium Dietzia maris As-13-3
AU - Rahman, Pattanathu
AU - Sekhon Randhawa, Kamaljeet
PY - 2016/1/12
Y1 - 2016/1/12
N2 - Surfactants or surface active agents find broad industrial applications as additives—in household detergents, cleaning products, toothpastes, paints, coatings, leather, paper, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food products, and agriculture. Irrespective of their interesting applications, all surfactants end up their journey in sewers or drains—from where they directly or indirectly affect the flora, fauna, and water bodies causing environmental concerns.
AB - Surfactants or surface active agents find broad industrial applications as additives—in household detergents, cleaning products, toothpastes, paints, coatings, leather, paper, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food products, and agriculture. Irrespective of their interesting applications, all surfactants end up their journey in sewers or drains—from where they directly or indirectly affect the flora, fauna, and water bodies causing environmental concerns.
U2 - 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01557
DO - 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01557
M3 - Comment/debate
SN - 1664-302X
SP - -
JO - Frontiers in Microbiology
JF - Frontiers in Microbiology
ER -