Characterization of novel non-toxic Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from Korea

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 249-252

  Roh, J Y ^a   Park, H W ^a   Jin, B R ^a   Kim, H S ^a   Yu, Y M ^a   Kang, S K ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS ISOLATES; DNA PATTERNS; NON-TOXIC; PHASE-CONTRAST; PLASMID DNA; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SEROTYPES; SOIL SAMPLE; THURINGIENSIS;

BACTERIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; KOREA; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE; SOIL MICROFLORA;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA;

EID: 0029965578     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.1996.tb00076.x     Document Type: Article

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