Biodiversity and phylogenetic analysis of culturable bacteria indigenous to Khewra salt mine of Pakistan and their industrial importance

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 143-150

  Akhtar, Nasrin ^a   Ghauri, Muhammad A ^a   Iqbal, Aamira ^a   Anwar, Munir A ^a   Akhtar, Kalsoom ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Characterization; Highly saline environments; Industrially important enzymes; PCR amplification of 16S rDNA

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ARLETTAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS GALLINARUM;

EID: 42349088019     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822008000100029     Document Type: Article

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