Purification and Physiochemical Characterization of Melanin Pigment from Klebsiella sp. GSK
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Sajjan, Shrishailnath
(Department of Biochemistry, Gulbarga University)
Kulkarni, Guruprasad (Department of Biochemistry, Gulbarga University) Yaligara, Veeranagouda (Department of Microbiology, Changwon National University) Lee, Kyoung (Department of Microbiology, Changwon National University) Karegoudar, T.B. (Department of Biochemistry, Gulbarga University) |
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