Potentiality test in antimicrobial activity and antibiotic sensitivity of subterranean streptomyces strains isolated from Kotumsar cave of India

International Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 53-60

  Rajput, Yogita ^a,b   Biswas, Jayant ^a   Rai, Vibhuti ^b  

^a National Cave Research and Protection Organization   (India)

^b PT RAVISHANKAR SHUKLA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Antimicrobial activity; Extremophiles; Extremozymes; Streptomyces strains

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864811333     PISSN: 1819155X     EISSN: 21522561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijbc.2012.53.60     Document Type: Article

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