Culture medium for isolating chitinolytic bacteria from seawater and plankton

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2079-2082

  Souza, Claudiana P ^a   Burbano Rosero, E M ^a   Almeida, Bianca C ^a   Martins, Gislaine G ^a   Albertini, Lílian S ^a   Rivera, Irma N G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chitinolytic bacteria; Colloidal chitin; Culture medium; Marine ecosystem; Plankton; Seawater

Indexed keywords

CHITINOLYTIC BACTERIA; COLLOIDAL CHITIN; CULTURE MEDIUM; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PLANKTON;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHITIN; OCEAN HABITATS; SEAWATER EFFECTS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70350359068     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-0098-z     Document Type: Article

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