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Diffusible antimicrobial agents produced by Streptomyces from acidic soils : a modified overlay method for detecting antimicrobial activityand partial characterization of the antimicrobial agents

Creator:

Nkanga, Enefiok James

Abstract:

A modified agar overlay technique for the preliminary screening of antibiotic producing Streptomyces spp. has been developed and compared to the routinely used shake flask method and the unmodified agar overlay technique. The percentage of isolates exhibiting antimicrobial activities was found to be greater in the modified overlay technique. Three...

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Dissertation

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From Acidic Soils AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Enefiok James Nkanga for the degree of Doctor of