Recombinant and wild-type nucleopolyhedroviruses are equally fit in mixed infections

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 972-981

  Milks, M L ^a   Leptich, M K ^a   Theilmann, D A ^a  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fitness; Genetically modified organism; Intra host competition; Mixed infections; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; HOST; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; PERSISTENCE; POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION; WILD RELATIVE;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INSECTICIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIN; VIRUS;

ANDROTOCTONUS AUSTRALIS; AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 0034771758     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-30.5.972     Document Type: Article

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