Pigment stability studies in selected pigment-producing microbes from New Zealand environment

• Main Authors: Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim, Lewis, Gillian, Greenwood, David R., Villas-Bôas, Silas
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/12952/1/Abstract_ComBio_2009_KAMARUL.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/12952/; http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/conference/combio09/docs/Abstracts.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

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