The safety of bacillus thuringiensis for human consumption

Journal of New Seeds

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Kough, John ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

B. Cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt); Hypersensitivity; Insecticidal crystal protein (ICP); Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTA;

EID: 0242507752     PISSN: 1522886X     EISSN: 15229025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J153v05n01_01     Document Type: Article

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