Potency of products based on Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis: Interlaboratory variations

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 298-304

  Skovmand, Ole ^a   Thiery, Isabelle ^b   Benzon, Gary L ^c   Sinègre, Gilbert ^d   Monteny, Nicole ^a   Becker, Norbert ^e  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c Benzon Research   (United States)

^d Entente Interdepartementale pour la Demoustication du Littoral Mediterraneen   (France)

^e KABS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis; Bioassay; Larvae; Mosquito; Potency; Standardization

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; LARVA;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; LARVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032162161     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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