Isolation and screening of antibiotic producing psychrophilic actinomycetes and its nature from rothang hill soil against viridans Streptococcus sp

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-49

  Raja, A ^a   Prabakaran, P ^b   Gajalakshmi, P ^c  

^a JAMAL MOHAMED COLLEGE   (India)

^b PRIST UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan College of Arts & Science for Women   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Dental carriers; Mbs broth; Psychrophiles; Zone of inhibition

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INTRASPORANGIUM; MICROMONOSPORA; MICROMONOSPORA SP.; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES SP.;

EID: 75849155692     PISSN: 18164935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jm.2010.44.49     Document Type: Article

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