Comparative Studies of Growth Characteristic and Competitive Ability in Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus cereus in Soil

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 625-634

  Yara, Kaori ^a,b   Kunimi, Yasuhisa ^a   Iwahana, Hidenor ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis; Competition; Endotoxin; Interaction; Soil

Indexed keywords

BACILLI; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031315505     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.32.625     Document Type: Article

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