Underground Cordon by Microorganisms-Part-III Role of Soil Inhabiting Actinomycetes

  • H. M. Dayal Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment, Kanpur
  • K. C. Tewari Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment, Kanpur
  • Kamlesh Mehta Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment, Kanpur
  • Chandra Shekhar Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment, Kanpur
Keywords: Soil inhabiting actinomycetes, Fungal corrosion

Abstract

Certain strains of soil inhabiting actinomycetes were found to substantially corrode aluminium alloy (54-S) which has bscn found tobe more resistant to bacterial or fungal corrosion in our earlier studies.These strains did not produce any corrosion on the mild steel and galvanised iron panels which were heavily corroded by bacteria and fungi. The corrosive isolates have been partialiy characterised after their isolation and purification. The extent of corrosion caused by eachstrain has been determined.

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Published
2013-04-01
How to Cite
Dayal, H., Tewari, K., Mehta, K., & Shekhar, C. (2013). Underground Cordon by Microorganisms-Part-III Role of Soil Inhabiting Actinomycetes. Defence Science Journal, 39(2), 195-199. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.39.4764
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General Papers