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Use of a synthetic polymer (Pluronic F-127) as an agar substitute in culture medium to detect and measure microbial enzyme production

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A simple and rapid detection of proteolytic activity of microbial sources on a thermally reversible gel (Pluronic F-127) is described.

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Jayaraman, S., Gunasekaran, M. Use of a synthetic polymer (Pluronic F-127) as an agar substitute in culture medium to detect and measure microbial enzyme production. Biotechnol Tech 5, 483–484 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00155499

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