Antibacterial Activity of Culture Extracts of Penicillium chrysogenum PCL501: Effects of Carbon Sources

Antibacterial Activity of Culture Extracts of Penicillium chrysogenum PCL501: Effects of Carbon Sources

Penicillium chrysogenum PCL501 produced β-lactam antibiotics when fermented with different agro-wastes: cassava shavings, corncob, sawdust and sugarcane pulp. In vitro antibacterial activity of the culture extracts was tested against four clinical bacterial isolates, namely, Bacillus subtilis, Esche...

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Main Authors: Blessing M. Onyegeme-Okerenta, Shalom Nwodo Chinedu, Uzoma A. Okafor, Veronica I. Okochi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Light House Polyclinic Mangalore 2009-05-01
Series:Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences
Subjects:
Agro-wastes
Penicillium chrysogenum PCL501
Antibiotic production
Phenyl penicillin
Antibacterial activity
β-lactamase
Online Access:http://www.ojhas.org/issue29/2009-1-9.htm

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