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

Properties of Enterococcus faecalis, a new probiotic bacterium isolated from the intestine of snakehead fish (Channa striatus Bloch)

Sayyed Kamaleddin Allameh*
  • Sayyed Kamaleddin Allameh*
  • 1. Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia; 2. Isfahan Research Institute for Agriculture and Natural Resources, 81785-199 Isfahan, Iran
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Einar Ringø
  • Einar Ringø
  • Norwegian College of Fishery Science, Faculty of Bioscience, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, NO-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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Fatimah Mohammad Yusoff
  • Fatimah Mohammad Yusoff
  • Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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Hassan Mohd. Daud
  • Hassan Mohd. Daud
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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Aini Ideris
  • Aini Ideris
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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  •  Received: 12 April 2013
  •  Accepted: 12 May 2014
  •  Published: 28 May 2014

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