Isolation and Characterization of a Feather Degrading Alkalophilic Streptomyces sp. TBG-S13A5 and its Keratinolytic Properties
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Indhuja, Selvaraj
(Molecular Taxonomy Laboratory, Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute)
Shiburaj, Sugathan (Molecular Taxonomy Laboratory, Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute) Pradeep, Nediyaparambu Sukumaran (Molecular Taxonomy Laboratory, Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute) Thankamani, Vaidyanathan (Department of Biotechnology, University of Kerala) Abraham, Teruvath Koshy (Department of Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, Mohandas College of Engineering and Technology) |
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