Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis Isolated from Leaves and Insects

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 106-114

  Hansen, Bjarne Munk ^a   Damgaard, Per Hyldebrink ^b   Eilenberg, Jørgen ^b   Pedersen, Jens Christian ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bioassay; Characterization; Colony hybridization; Crystal morphology; PCR; RAPD; Serotype

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002701193     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1997.4712     Document Type: Article

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