Isolation of actinomycetes from the mangrove environment of the southeast coast of India

Ecology, Environment and Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 355-357

  Siva Kumar, K ^a   Sahu, Maloy Kumar ^a   Kathiresan, K ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes population; Pichavaram mangrove environment; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; BACTERIUM; MANGROVE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEDIMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; PICHAVARAM; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS);

EID: 33645506347     PISSN: 0971765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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