Halotolerant amylase production by a novel bacterial strain, Rheinheimera aquimaris

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 144-149

  Ghasemi, Y ^a   Rasoul Amini, S ^a   Ebrahiminezhad, A ^a   Zarrini, G ^b   Kazemi, A ^a   Mousavi Khorshidi, S ^a   Ghoshoon, M B ^a   Raee, M J ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Amylase; Bacteria; Halophile; Rheinheimera aquimaris

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHEINHEIMERA;

EID: 77950186816     PISSN: 18164935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jm.2010.144.149     Document Type: Article

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