Identification and characterization of the new Bacillus thuringiensis serovars pirenaica (serotype H57) and iberica (serotype h59)

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 640-648

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

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; BACTERIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR; BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; CLASSIFIEDS; MOLECULAR CHARACTERISTICS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; SDS-PAGE; SEROTYPES; SEROVARS; THURINGIENSIS;

ANTIGENS;

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; INSECT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPING; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY TESTING;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033392110     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00863.x     Document Type: Article

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