Isolation and characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis strains from aquatic environments in Spain

Current Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 402-408

  Iriarte, Javier ^a,c   Porcar, Manuel ^a   Lecadet, M Marguerite ^b   Caballero, Primitivo ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIZOOTIOLOGY; FLY; INSECT CONTROL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ARACHNIDA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TIPULA OLERACEA; TIPULIDAE;

EID: 0034116951     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002840010078     Document Type: Article

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