An Improved Selective Isolation of Rare Actinomycetes from Forest Soil

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-23

  Seong, Chi Nam ^a   Choi, Ji Heok ^a   Baik, Keun Shik ^a  

^a Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hair hydrolysate vitamin agar; Microbispora; Micromonospora; Pretreatment; Rare actinomycetes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347670035     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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