A strain of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. galleriae containing a novel cry8 gene highly toxic to Anomala cuprea (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-196

  Asano, Shin Ichiro ^a   Yamashita, Chikage ^a   Iizuka, Toshihiko ^a   Takeuchi, Katsuyoshi ^b   Yamanaka, Satoshi ^b   Cerf, David ^c   Yamamoto, Takashi ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SDS Biotech KK   (Japan)

^c Verdia Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

AB089299; Anomala cuprea; Bacillus thuringiensis; cry8Da; Cupreous chafer; Field trial; Galleriae; SDS 502

Indexed keywords

ANOMALA CUPREA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR GALLERIAE; COLEOPTERA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSECTA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0141453334     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(03)00060-4     Document Type: Article

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