Antibiotic pigment from desert soil actinomycetes; Biological activity, purification and chemical screening

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 499-504

  Selvameenal, L ^a   Radhakrishnan, M ^a   Balagurunathan, R ^b  

^a SRI SANKARA ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE   (India)

^b PERIYAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial pigment; Bioautography; Chemical screening; Drug resistant pathogens

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PURIFICATION; SOIL; SOLID STATE FERMENTATION; STREPTOMYCES HYGROSCOPICUS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; WHEAT BRAN;

EID: 72749110757     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.58174     Document Type: Article

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