Distribution of restriction endonucleases among some entomopathogenic strains of Bacillus sphaericus

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 483-487

  Zahner, V ^a   Priest, F G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; BACTERIOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY;

AGAROSE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BANDING PATTERNS; ENZYMES ACTIVITY; ISOSCHIZOMERS; PHAGE TYPING; RECOGNITION SITE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASES; RESTRICTION ENZYMES; SEROTYPES;

ELECTROPHORESIS;

ENDONUCLEASE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPING;

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030920175     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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