Serotyping of Bacillus thuringiensis isolates, their distribution in different Jordanian habitats and pathogenicity in Drosophila melanogaster

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 749-753

  Al Momani, Fouad ^a   Obeidat, Maher ^b   Saadoun, Ismail ^a   Meqdam, Mamdoh ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Drosophila melanogaster; Jordan; Parasporal crystals; Pathogenicity; Thirteen serotypes

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; CRYSTALS; CULTIVATION; SOILS;

ANTISERA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS ISOLATES; PATHOGENIC ISOLATES;

BACTERIA;

CULTIVATION; POLLUTION; SOIL;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INVERTEBRATA; JORDANIA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 11844258881     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-004-4517-x     Document Type: Article

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