Enterotoxin-producing strains of Bacillus thuringiensis isolated from food

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 146-150

  Damgaard, P H ^a   Larsen, H D ^a   Hansen, B M ^b   Bresciani, J ^a   Jorgensen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXICITY; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS; ENTEROTOXINS; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; INSECTS PESTS; MANAGEMENT IS; PEST MANAGEMENT; SEROTYPES; THURINGIENSIS; VERO CELLS;

BACTERIOLOGY;

ENTEROTOXIN; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029799583     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1996.tb00051.x     Document Type: Article

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