Evaluation of guar gum derivatives as gelling agents for microbial culture media

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2279-2285

  Gangotri, Waikhom ^a,b   Jain Raina, Ruchi ^c   Babbar, Shashi B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b Accenture Services Pvt Ltd India   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Agar; Carboxymethyl guar; Carboxymethyl hydroxypropyl guar; Guar gum; Hydroxypropyl guar; Microbial culture

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CARBOXYMETHYL GUAR; GUAR GUMS; HYDROXYPROPYL GUARS; MICROBIAL CULTURE;

ALGAE; ANTIBIOTICS; AZO DYES; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; FUNGI; POLYSACCHARIDES;

GELATION;

GALACTAN; GUAR GUM; MANNAN; PLANT GUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS; GEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

BACTERIA; CULTURE MEDIA; FUNGI; GALACTANS; GELS; MANNANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PLANT GUMS;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA; FUNGI; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA; SERRATIA SP.; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 84860113287     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-012-1027-0     Document Type: Article

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