Identification of selected actinomycete isolates and characterization of their antibiotic metabolites

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1021-1026

  Muiru, W M ^a   Mutitu, E W ^a   Mukunya, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antagonistic; Carbon utilization; Colour; Media; Morphology; Streptomyces

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ASPARAGINE; CARBON; CELLULOSE; DRUG METABOLITE; GLYCEROL; HEXANE; INORGANIC SALT; INOSITOL; MELANIN; METHANOL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; RAFFINOSE; RHAMNOSE; STARCH; WATER;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CARBON SOURCE; CARBON UTILIZATION; COLOR; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; FREEZE DRYING; GENUS; MELANOGENESIS; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PHASE SEPARATION; SOIL; STREPTOMYCES;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 60249097192     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2008.1021.1026     Document Type: Article

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