Optimization of culture conditions for production of pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide type IV

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 173-177

  Kim, S N ^a   Min, K K ^a   Choi, I H ^a   Kim, S W ^a   Pyo, S N ^a   Rhee, D K ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Casitone medium; Culture optimization; Polysaccharide; S. pneumoniae type 4

Indexed keywords

EID: 20544449736     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02976885     Document Type: Article

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