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

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

How to cite this article

APA /
Fentahun, M., and Kumari, P. V. (2017). Isolation and screening of amylase producing thermophilic spore forming Bacilli from starch rich soil and characterization of their amylase activity. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 11(21), 851-859.
Chicago /
Mengistu Fentahun and Pagadala Vijaya Kumari. "Isolation and screening of amylase producing thermophilic spore forming Bacilli from starch rich soil and characterization of their amylase activity." African Journal of Microbiology Research 11, no. 21 (2017): 851-859.
MLA /
Mengistu Fentahun and Pagadala Vijaya Kumari. "Isolation and screening of amylase producing thermophilic spore forming Bacilli from starch rich soil and characterization of their amylase activity." African Journal of Microbiology Research 11.21 (2017): 851-859.