Production of antibacterial violet pigment by psychrotropic bacterium RT102 strain

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-40

  Nakamura, Yoshitoshi ^a   Asada, Chikako ^a   Sawada, Tatsuro ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Growth inhibition; Incubation operation; Lethal effect; Violet pigment

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644487712     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02932896     Document Type: Article

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