Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar bolivia (serotype H63), a novel serovar isolated from the Bolivian high valleys

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 440-444

  Ferrandis, M D ^a   Andrew, R ^a,d   Porcar, M ^b   Iriarte, J ^b   Cosmao Dumanoir, V ^c   Lecadet, M M ^c   Caballero, P ^b   Ferre J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d Prog de Invest de la Papa   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; PROTEINS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR; CRYSTAL PROTEINS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; SEROTYPES; SEROVARS; SPECIFIC PRIMERS; TOXICITY TEST; TRICHOPLUSIA NI; TWO BANDS;

TOXICITY;

GENE PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BOLIVIA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GENE ISOLATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0032998149     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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