Dissection of cry Gene Profiles of Bacillus thuringiensis Isolates in Taiwan

Current Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 270-275

  Chen, Fu Chu ^a   Tsai, Ming Chu ^a   Peng, Cheng Hung ^a   Chak, Kin Fu ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRY GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MICRODISSECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TAIWAN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 1642396697     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-003-4195-1     Document Type: Article

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