Quantitative bioreduction assays for calibrating spore content and viability of commercial Bacillus thuringiensis insecticides

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 370-378

  Seligy, V L ^a,b   Beggs, R W ^a,b   Rancourt, J M ^a   Tayabali, A F ^a,b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biopesticides; Gentamicin; MTT; PCR; SDS PAGE; Tetrazolium; XTT

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DRUG CONTROL; FERMENTATION; PH; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030684109     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900404     Document Type: Article

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