Production and evaluation of chitosan from Aspergillus niger MTCC strains

Iranian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 553-558

  Kumaresapillai, Natarajan ^a   Basha, Riyaz Ameer ^a   Sathish, Rengarajan ^a  

^a Ultra College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Aspergillus niger; Chitosan production

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AGAR; CHITOSAN; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL BIOMASS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGI BY OUTER APPEARANCE; FUNGUS GROWTH; INCUBATION TIME; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA PARATYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84856970812     PISSN: 17350328     EISSN: 17266890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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