Characterization and pathogenic evaluation of Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus sphaericus isolates from Argentinean soils

BioControl

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-71

  Dias, S C ^a   Sagardoy, M A ^a   Silva, S F ^b   Dias, J M C S ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICARSIA GEMMATALIS; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DIPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 0010493345     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009963514347     Document Type: Article

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