Enhanced growth, sporulation and toxin production by Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki in oil seed meal extract media containing cystine

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 747-749

  Vora, Dipak ^a   Shethna, Y I ^b  

^a RAMNARAIN RUIA COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

endotoxin production; Bacillus thuringiensis; Cystine; Growth media oil seed extracts; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

AERATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYSTINE; EXTRACT; PEANUT; PEPTONE; SEED; SOYBEAN; SPOROGENESIS; TOXIN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 0032762737     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008906213616     Document Type: Article

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