African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5238

Full Length Research Paper

Isolation and screening of amylase producing thermophilic spore forming Bacilli from starch rich soil and characterization of their amylase activity

Mengistu Fentahun
  • Mengistu Fentahun
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, National Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, P.O. Box 31, Holetta, Ethiopia
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Pagadala Vijaya Kumari
  • Pagadala Vijaya Kumari
  • Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Science, Ambo University, P.O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia
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  •  Received: 26 March 2017
  •  Accepted: 14 May 2017
  •  Published: 07 June 2017

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