Antibacterial activity of Penicillium spp. strains isolated in extreme environments

Polar Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 294-297

  Montemartini Corte, A ^a   Liotta, M ^a   Venturi, C B ^b   Calegari, L ^b  

^a Inst Bot Hanbury Corso Dogali 1c ^*  (Italy)

^b Laboratory of Microbiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; POLAR REGION;

ANTARCTICA;

PENICILLIUM;

EID: 0343963127     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050447     Document Type: Article

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