Activity of δ-endotoxins of four Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies against prokaryotes

Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-22

  Yudina, T G ^a   Burtseva, L I ^a  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

endotoxins; Antibiotic activity; Bacillus thuringiensis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008356421     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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