Bioactive pigments from marine bacteria: applications and physiological roles.

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Published in Evid Based Complement Alternat Med on September 26, 2011

Authors

Azamjon B Soliev1, Kakushi Hosokawa, Keiichi Enomoto

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Environmental Systems Engineering, Kochi University of Technology, 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi 782-8502, Japan.

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