Journal of
Microbiology and Antimicrobials

  • Abbreviation: J. Microbiol. Antimicrob.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2308
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 166

Full Length Research Paper

Antimicrobial activity of Bacillus cereus: Isolation, identification and the effect of carbon and nitrogen source on its antagonistic activity

Nasser El-Banna
  • Nasser El-Banna
  • College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh 11426, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Samar S. Qaddoumi
  • Samar S. Qaddoumi
  • National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension (NCARE), Alba’qa, Jordan
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  •  Received: 07 April 2015
  •  Accepted: 30 May 2015
  •  Published: 29 February 2016

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