Persistence and impact on microorganisms of Bacillus thuringiensis proteins in some Zimbabwean soils

Plant and Soil

Volumn 266, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 41-46

  Muchaonyerwa, P ^a,b   Waladde, S ^b   Nyamugafata, P ^a   Mpepereki, S ^a   Ristori, G G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bioassays; Crystal proteins; Microorganisms; Persistence; Plutella xylostella

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; MAIZE; PERSISTENCE; PROTEIN; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD; ZIMBABWE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROBIOTA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; YPONOMEUTIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 14644414253     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-5979-9     Document Type: Article

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