Protection of the spore-toxin complex of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis from ultraviolet irradiation with aluminum-CMC encapsulation and photoprotectors

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-143

  Ramirez Lepe, M ^a   Aguilar, O ^a   Ramirez Suero M ^a   Escudero, B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE VERACRUZ   (Mexico)

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Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SIPROETA STELENES;

EID: 0038375843     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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