Recovery of solubilized δ-endotoxin from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp kurstaki fermentation broth

Pest Management Science

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 448-454

  Liu, Bing Lan ^a   Tzeng, Yew Min ^a   Wei, Chao Te ^a  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

endotoxin; Bacillus thuringiensis; Insecticidal activity; Parasporal crystal

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; INSECTICIDE; PROTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; FERMENTATION; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 0034058375     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1526-4998(200005)56:5<448::AID-PS146>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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