Entomopathogenic bacteria: Mode of action on mosquito larvae and on resistance phenomena;Les bacteries entomopathogenes: Mode d'action sur les larves de moustiques et phenomenes de resistance

Annales de l'Institut Pasteur/Actualites

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 233-245

  Charles, Jean François ^a   Nielsen LeRoux, Christina ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; LARVA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030440145     PISSN: 09244204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4204(97)86392-5     Document Type: Article

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