Isolation and identification of marine actinomycetes and their potential in antimicrobial activity

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 470-472

  Asha Devi, N K ^a   Jeyarani, M ^a   Balakrishnan, K ^b  

^a THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE   (India)

^b BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Antimicrobial activity; Human pathogens

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ASPERGILLUS NIGER; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA SP.; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES SP.; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 33646266507     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.470.472     Document Type: Article

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