Identification and characterization of a previously undescribed cyt gene in Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2716-2721

  Guerchicoff, Alejandra ^a   Ugalde, Rodolfo A ^a   Rubinstein, Clara P ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN INSTITUTO LELOIR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CYTOLYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0030862858     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.7.2716-2721.1997     Document Type: Article

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