Characterization of a mosquitocidal Bacillus thuringiensis serovar sotto strain isolated from Okinawa, Japan

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 982-989

  Ohgushi, A ^a   Wasano, N ^a   Shisa, N ^a   Saitoh, H ^b   Mizuki, E ^b   Maeda, M ^c   Ohba, M ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Japan)

^c Kyushu Medical Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Mosquitocidal activity; Serovan sotto

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; PROTEINS; TOXICITY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR; HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; LARVICIDAL ACTIVITIES; MOSQUITOCIDAL ACTIVITY; SDS-PAGE; SEROVAN SOTTO; SPECTRA'S; THURINGIENSIS;

STRAIN;

BACTERIUM; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; MOSQUITO;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPE;

JAPAN; OKINAWA;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR SOTTO; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS MOLESTUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0242288855     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02068.x     Document Type: Article

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