Bacterium yields secrets of how it produces ‘organic dishwashing liquid’ to degrade oil
The marine bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis feeds on oil by producing an ’organic dishwashing liquid’ which it uses to attach itself to oil droplets. Researchers have now discovered the mechanism by which this “organic dishwashing liquid” is synthesized.
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