Production of prodigiosin from Serratia marcescens isolated from soil

Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 32-34

  Sundaramoorthy, N ^a   Yogesh, P ^b   Dhandapani, R ^c  

^a Adhiparasakthi College of Arts and Science   (India)

^b Microgeneics   (India)

^c PERIYAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biopigments; Prodigiosin; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651478095     PISSN: 09746846     EISSN: 09745645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2009/v2i10/30715     Document Type: Article

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