Bacillus thuringiensis associated with faeces of the Kerama-jika, Cervus nippon keramae, a wild deer indigenous to the Ryukyus, Japan

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 158-162

  Ohba, Michio ^a   Lee, Dong Hyun ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS NIPPON; INSECTA;

EID: 0037680388     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200390016     Document Type: Article

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