African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Review

Psychrophilic yeasts and their biotechnological applications - A review

Burhan Hamid
  • Burhan Hamid
  • Division of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar-190025, J&K, India.
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Ravinder Singh Rana
  • Ravinder Singh Rana
  • Government Science and Commerce College, Benazir, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Deepak Chauhan
  • Deepak Chauhan
  • Government Science and Commerce College, Benazir, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Poonam Singh
  • Poonam Singh
  • Government Science and Commerce College, Benazir, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Fayaz Ahmad Mohiddin*
  • Fayaz Ahmad Mohiddin*
  • Division of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar-190025, J&K, India.
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Sanjay Sahay
  • Sanjay Sahay
  • Government Science and Commerce College, Benazir, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Ishfaq Abidi
  • Ishfaq Abidi
  • Directorate of Research, SKUAST-K, Srinagar, Kashmir-190025, India.
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  •  Received: 20 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 06 May 2014
  •  Published: 28 May 2014

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