Novel fermentation media for production of bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Israelensis

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1039-1044

  Poopathi, Subbiah ^a   Kumar, K Anup ^b  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^b MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis; Bengal gram; Common sugar; Luria Bertani; Mosquitoes; Potato

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CULEX; CULTURE MEDIUM; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOSQUITO; POTATO;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CULEX; CULTURE MEDIA; FERMENTATION; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0141941123     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.4.1039     Document Type: Article

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