Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from the Philippines: Habitat distribution, δ-endotoxin diversity, and toxicity to rice stem borers (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 335-342

  Theunis, W ^a   Aguda, R M ^a   Cruz, W T ^a   Decock, C ^b   Peferoen, M ^b   Lambert, B ^b   Bottrell, D G ^a   Gould, F L ^c   Litsinger, J A ^a   Cohen, M B ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^b Bayer Cropscience Belgium   (Belgium)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; PATHOGENESIS; PHILIPPINES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICE STEM BORER; STRIPED STEM BORER; YELLOW STEM BORER;

BACTERIAL ISOLATE; BIOPESTICIDE; STRIPED STEM BORER; TOXICITY; YELLOW STEM BORER;

PHILLIPINES;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR BERLINER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHILO SUPPRESSALIS; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAMMALIA; PYRALIDAE; SCIRPOPHAGA INCERTULAS;

EID: 0031860133     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007485300025955     Document Type: Article

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