A rapid and easy method for the detection of microbial cellulases on agar plates using Gram's iodine

Current Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 503-507

  Kasana, Ramesh Chand ^a   Salwan, Richa ^a   Dhar, Hena ^a   Dutt, Som ^a   Gulati, Arvind ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; GRAM IODINE; IODINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CELLULASE; CULTURE MEDIA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HYDROLYSIS; IODINE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; STAINING AND LABELING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 53849144966     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-008-9276-8     Document Type: Article

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