Why might microbes that produce surfactant vesicles show higher pollutant degradation than microbes that rely only on oxygenase or dehydrogenase enzymes?

Surfactant vesicles help disperse oil into smaller droplets. This increases the total surface area exposed to the microbes’ oxygenase or dehydrogenase enzymes, allowing those enzymes to act on more pollutant at once and potentially speed degradation. The vesicles do not eliminate the need for oxygen or enzymes, nor do they instantly turn hydrocarbons into water.

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