Properties of Bacillus thuringiensis isolated from bank voles

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 60-64

  Świȩcicka, Izabela ^a   De Vos, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bank vole; PFGE types; Protein profiles

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CHROMOSOMES; PARKS; PROTEINS; STRAIN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BANK VOLES; NATURALLY OCCURRING; PROPERTY; PROTEIN PROFILES; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS TYPE; SDS-POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; THURINGIENSIS; WHOLE-CELL PROTEIN;

ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACTERIAL DNA; CELL PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN; RODENT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; POLAND; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VOLE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MURIDAE; POSIBACTERIA; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037221565     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01790.x     Document Type: Article

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