Assesment of bioactivity of a Fischerella species colonizing Azadirachta indica (neem) bark

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-128

  Trigun, S K ^a   Singh, A P ^a   Asthana, R K ^a   Pandey, S M ^a   Pandey, P ^a   Singh, S K ^a   Singh, S P ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Azadirachtin; Cyanobacterium; Fischerella; Glucose metabolism; Lactate dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUGENIA; FISCHERELLA; FISCHERELLA SP.; SYZYGIUM CUMINI;

EID: 31744445038     PISSN: 15891623     EISSN: 17850037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15666/aeer/0401_119128     Document Type: Article

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