Mosquitocidal toxins of spore forming bacteria: Recent advancement

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 643-650

  Poopathi, Subbiah ^a   Tyagi, Brij K ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

B. Thuringiensis serovar. israelensis; Bacillus sphaericus; Binding assays; Cost effective culture media; Management; Mode of action; Resistance

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; INSECTICIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BINDING KINETICS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; CULEX PIPIENS PIPIENS;

EID: 15744396606     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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