Chromium-resistant soil actinomycetes: Their tolerance to other metals and antibiotics

Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-32

  Basu, Malini ^a   Paul, Amal K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

CHROMIUM; HEAVY METAL;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY;

ACTINOMYCETALES; CHROMIUM; CULTURE MEDIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; METALS, HEAVY; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0032605603     PISSN: 12178950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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