The Streptomyces flora of Badia region of Jordan and its potential as a source of antibiotics active against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 365-371

  Saadoun, Ismail ^a   Gharaibeh, Raad ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Characterization; Soil; Sreptomycetes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIAL DISEASE; PATHOGEN; SOIL BIOTA;

BADIA; JORDAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 0037361536     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2002.1043     Document Type: Article

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