African Journal of
Biotechnology

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

Full Length Research Paper

Optimizing Bacillus circulans Xue-113168 for biofertilizer production and its effects on crops

Shengping Xue
  • Shengping Xue
  • College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Hebei University of Economics and Business, Shijiazhuang, 050061, China.
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Liantian Miao
  • Liantian Miao
  • Key Laboratory of Microbial Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100101, China.
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Yujie Ma
  • Yujie Ma
  • College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Hebei University of Economics and Business, Shijiazhuang, 050061, China.
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Yan Du
  • Yan Du
  • College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Hebei University of Economics and Business, Shijiazhuang, 050061, China.
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Hongbo Yan
  • Hongbo Yan
  • College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Hebei University of Economics and Business, Shijiazhuang, 050061, China.
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  •  Received: 03 February 2016
  •  Accepted: 26 September 2016
  •  Published: 28 December 2016

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