What media should I Use to Isolaate Bacillus megaterium?

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Chinaza Godswill Awuchi

Different media can serve. Check https://phil.cdc.gov/Details.aspx?pid=12382

https://scialert.net/fulltext/amp.php?doi=crb.2015.77.89

Also check https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23311612/

Sajith Karunaratne

Chinaza Godswill Awuchi Thank You very much. I will check these two articles.

Kiprotich Kiptum

Check on this paper

Article Isolation and identification of bacteria to improve the stre...

Thank You Kiprotich Kiptum I will check