Antibiotic MIC/MBC analysis of bacillus-based commercial insecticides: Use of bioreduction and DNA-based assays

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 565-574

  Seligy, V L ^a,c   Rancourt, J M ^b  

^a Environmental Health Centre Ottawa   (Canada)

^b LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

lactamase; Biopesticides; MIC MBC; MTT; Nitrocefin assay; PCR; Tetrazolium; XTT

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANILIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; BACTERICIDE; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE; CARBENICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOXACILLIN; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ENDOTOXIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FORMAZAN; GENTAMICIN; INSECTICIDE; KANAMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; NITROFURANTOIN; NOVOBIOCIN; PENICILLIN G; POLYMYXIN B; SISOMICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRAZOLIUM; TETRAZOLIUM BLUE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; KINETICS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS; TURBIDITY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032800173     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900625     Document Type: Article

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