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

Prokaryotic biodiversity of halophilic microorganisms isolated from Sehline Sebkha Salt Lake (Tunisia)

Abdeljabbar HEDI*
  • Abdeljabbar HEDI*
  • Laboratoire Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar 2092, Tunisie.
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Badiaa ESSGHAIER
  • Badiaa ESSGHAIER
  • Laboratoire Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar 2092, Tunisie.
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Jean-Luc CAYOL
  • Jean-Luc CAYOL
  • Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Biotechnologie des Environnements Chauds UMR180, IRD, Université de Provence et de la Méditerranée, ESIL case 925, 13288 Marseille cedex 9, France.
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Marie-Laure FARDEAU
  • Marie-Laure FARDEAU
  • Laboratoire de Microbiologie et de Biotechnologie des Environnements Chauds UMR180, IRD, Université de Provence et de la Méditerranée, ESIL case 925, 13288 Marseille cedex 9, France.
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Najla SADFI
  • Najla SADFI
  • Laboratoire Microorganismes et Biomolécules Actives, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar 2092, Tunisie.
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  •  Received: 07 May 2012
  •  Accepted: 07 February 2013
  •  Published: 22 January 2014

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