A technique for the effective enrichment and isolation of Bacillus thuringiensis

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 142, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 173-177

  Johnson, Clare ^a   Bishop, Alistair H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Penicillin; Selective isolation

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030248182     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(96)00261-3     Document Type: Article

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