Distribution of cryI, cryII and cryV genes within Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from Spain

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 179-185

  Ferrandis, María D ^a   Júrez Pérez, Victor M ^b   Frutos, Roger ^b   Bel, Yolanda ^a   Ferré, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; cry genes; PCR

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CEREAL; GENE FREQUENCY; INSECT; LEPIDOPTERA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SPAIN; TOXICITY TESTING;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PROKARYOTA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 0345593758     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0723-2020(99)80064-2     Document Type: Article

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