Isolation and molecular characterization of actinomycetes with antimicrobial and mosquito larvicidal properties

The present study aimed to isolate actinomycetes from soil samples collected from Western Ghats regions, Tamil Nadu, India. Totally 400 actinomycetes isolates were isolated, of which 161 (40.2%) showed antimicrobial activity in preliminary screening. Secondary screening yielded 27 active isolates; t...

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Main Authors: Ganesan Pathalam, Host Antony David Rajendran, Daniel Reegan Appadurai, Munusamy Rajiv Gandhi, Gabriel Paulraj Michael, Ignacimuthu Savarimuthu, Abdullah Al-Dhabi Naif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-06-01
Series:Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2314853516301494