A new preferential medium for enumeration and isolation of desert actinomycetes

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1547-1552

  Hozzein, Wael N ^a   Ali, Mohammed Ibrahim A ^b   Rabie, Walaa ^a  

^a Beni Suef University   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Desert actinomycetes; Enumeration; New medium; Selective isolation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERICS; GARNETS; GLUCOSE; METHOD OF MOMENTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; YEAST;

BACTERIAL COLONIES; BUSINESS MEDIA; DESERT SOILS; EGYPTIAN; FUNGAL COLONIES; IN ORDER; MINERAL SALTS; NEW SOURCES; SELECTIVE ISOLATION; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS; SOIL SAMPLES; SPRINGER (CO); YEAST EXTRACT (YE);

LANDFORMS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 45849085804     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-007-9641-y     Document Type: Article

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