RETRACTED: Isolation of Antibiotic Vibrionaceae Bacteria from a Community Marine Silvo-Fishery Farm along Mtwapa Creek, Kenya

Moses Ngeiywa^*, Mutai Edwin, David Liti, Raymond Mutai

Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya.

DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1101313                

Abstract

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Keywords

Vibrio coralliilyticus, Vibrio neptunius, Photobacterium, Andrimid, Holomycin

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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