Three Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from petroleum-polluted soil were the subject of studies concerning changes in cell surface properties. Fundamentally different reactions could be observed for each of the studied strains after a cultivation on various carbon sources. The experiments carried out during the logarithmic growth phase showed, that the changes in the cell surface hydrophobocity values were dynamic and substrate dependant. An external addition of rhamnolipids to the tested systems resulted in further shifts in the CSH values. All of the strains displayed miscellaneous phenotypic properties during MATH, sedimentation profile, Zeta potential and surface tension measurements. The obtained results lead to a conclusion, that the presence of rhamnolipids seems to be the key factor to this phenomenon, as all of the studied strains exhibited the ability to produce this biosurfactant in a different degree.

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