Actinomycetes of Loktak habitat: Isolation and screening for antimicrobial activities

Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-221

  Singh, L Shantikumar ^a   Baruah, Indra ^a   Bora, T C ^b  

^a Defence R D Organization   (India)

^b REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Antimicrobial activity; Phoomdi; Streptomyces

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; GENES; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ACTINOMYCETES; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHOOMDI; STREPTOMYCES;

ANTIBIOTICS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MYCOBACTERIUM PHLEI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 34848863962     PISSN: 1682296X     EISSN: 16822978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2006.217.221     Document Type: Article

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