Biotoxic cyanobacterial metabolites exhibiting pesticidal and mosquito larvicidal activities

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 50-56

  Singh, Dhananjaya P ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a   Tyagi, M B ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biopesticide; Cyanobacteria; Cyanotoxins; Microcystin; Microcystis aeruginosa; Scytonema

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYANOGINOSIN LR; FRESH WATER; HEPTAPEPTIDE; LARVICIDAL AGENT; PESTICIDE;

ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LARVA; LIVER TOXICITY; METABOLITE; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PEST INSECT; PURIFICATION; REFERENCE VALUE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TOXICITY TESTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; INSECTA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; SCYTONEMA; SCYTONEMA SP.;

EID: 0037298699     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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