Plasmid patterns of Bacillus thuringiensis strains and isolates

Microbios

Volumn 91, Issue 368-369, 1997, Pages 203-214

  Aptosoglou, S G ^a   Sivropoulou, A ^a   Koliais, S I ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Plasmid patterns; Restriction endonucleases

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; GENETICS; GREECE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASMID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOTOXINS; GREECE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLASMIDS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0031311738     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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