Phenotypic and genetic diversity among Bacillus sphaericus strains isolated in Brazil, potentially useful as biological control agents against mosquito larvae

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-160

  Araújo Da Silva, Kátia R ^a   Rabinovitch, Leon ^b   Seldin, Lucy ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Lab de Fisiologia Bacteriana   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacillus sphaericus; Biocontrol; Genetic characterization; Mosquito; Phenotypic characterization

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; LINCOMYCIN; METAL; NOVOBIOCIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BRAZIL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0345633687     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(99)80032-1     Document Type: Article

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