Isolation and identification of a symbiotic bacterium from Steinernema carpocapsae

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 12-16

  Park, Sun Ho ^a   Yu, Yeon Su ^a  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biological insecticide; Entomopathogenic nematode; Steinernema carpocapsae; Symbiotic bacterium; Xenorhabdus nematophilus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005683541     PISSN: 12268372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02931906     Document Type: Article

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