Evaluation of an rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probe for the detection of mosquitocidal strains of Bacillus sphaericus in soils: Characterization of novel strains lacking toxin genes

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-99

  Jahnz, Ulrich ^a,b   Fitch, Alisdair ^a,c   Priest, Fergus G ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus sphaericus; Mosquitocidal toxins; Oligonucleotide probe

Indexed keywords

RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0029938783     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-6496(96)00016-5     Document Type: Article

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