A report on the antidermatophytic activity of Actinomycetes

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 132-136

  Lakshmipathy, Deepika T ^a   Krishnan, Kannabiran ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Actinomycetes; Agar well diffusion; Antidermatophytic activity; Streptomyces; T. rubrum

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCETES EXTRACT; FLUCONAZOLE; MICROBIAL PRODUCTS NOT CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STREPTOMYCES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); STREPTOMYCES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 70350749424     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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