Spore coat protein synergizes Bacillus thuringiensis crystal toxicity for the Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella)

Current Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 278-282

  Johnson, Donovan E ^a   Oppert, Brenda ^a   McGaughey, William H ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; GERMINATION; MOTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SPOROGENESIS; TOXICITY TESTING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA;

EID: 0031920488     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900310     Document Type: Article

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