| rhamnolipid mediated disruption of marine bacillus pumilus biofilms. | removal of detrimental biofilms from surfaces exposed in the marine environment remains a challenge. a strain of bacillus pumilus was isolated from the surface of titanium coupons immersed in seawater in the vicinity of madras atomic power station (maps) on the east coast of india. the bacterium formed extensive biofilms when compared to species such as bacillus licheniformis, pseudomonas aeruginosa pao1 and pseudomonas aureofaciens. a commercially available rhamnolipid was assessed for its abil ... | 2010 | 20688490 |