African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Metal and antibiotic resistance among heterotrophic bacteria inhabiting hospital waste water and polluted sea water

Hassan A. H. Ibrahim
  • Hassan A. H. Ibrahim
  • Marine Microbiology Department, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt
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Hanan M. Abd- Elnaby*
  • Hanan M. Abd- Elnaby*
  • Marine Microbiology Department, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt
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Aida E. Farag
  • Aida E. Farag
  • Marine Biotechnology Department, National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria, Egypt
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  •  Received: 08 May 2014
  •  Accepted: 12 September 2014
  •  Published: 15 October 2014

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