Naturally occurring Bacillus thuringiensis in oceanic islands of Japan, Daito-shoto and Ogasawara-shoto

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 477-480

  Ohba, Michio ^a   Tsuchiyama, Akira ^b   Shisa, Noriko ^a   Nakashima, Kei ^a   Lee, Dong Hyun ^a   Ohgushi, Akira ^a   Wasano, Naoya ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kyushu Medical Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Daito shoto; Oceanic islands; Ogasawara shoto; Soil

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 0036389242     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2002.477     Document Type: Article

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