Simple and rapid method for screening antimicrobial activities of Bifidobacterium species of human isolates

Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 53-62

  Ibrahim, Salam A ^a   Salameh, Maysoun M ^a  

^a N Carolina Agric Tech State Univ   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS;

EID: 0035608823     PISSN: 10603999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4581.2001.tb00227.x     Document Type: Article

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