Actinomycetes that are well known for producing secondary metabolites have been cultured from seagrass bed sediments. Wide diversity of actinomycetes were obtained and the culture were seen through foldscope which revealed actinomycetes of different cell morphology.

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 seagrass bed sample is collected for the culturing of actinomycetes
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 Actinomycetes cultured from the seagrass bed sediment.
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 actinomycetes observed under Foldscope
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Actinomycetes associated with the Seagrasses

Gurdeep Rastogi | Mon, Jul 30, 2018, 2:26 AM

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