Determining the Tendency of Microorganisms to Interact with Hydrocarbon Phases

Three procedures for the determination of the hydrophobicity of microorganisms and/or their tendency to physically interact with hydrocarbon phases are presented. These include the bacterial/microbial adhesion to hydrocarbon (BATH/MATH) test, hydrophobic interaction chromatography and contact angle measurements of filter-retained microbial cell layers.

Source: Springer protocols feed by Microbiology - November 16, 2016 Category: Microbiology Source Type: news