Agar Gel Immobilization of Bacillus brevis Cells for Production of Thermostable α-Amylase

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 42-46

  Stefanova, M E ^a   Tonkova, A I ^a   Dobreva, E P ^a   Spasova, D I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS BREVIS;

EID: 0008509918     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02815540     Document Type: Article

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