Characterization of a Bacillus thuringiensis strain with a broad spectrum of activity against lepidopteran insects

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-77

  Martínez, Clara ^a,b   Porcar, Manuel ^a,c   López, Alejandro ^a   De Escudero, Iñigo Ruiz ^a   Pérez Llarena, Francisco J ^a   Caballero, Primitivo ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

endotoxin; Bacillus thuringiensis; Bioassays; Bioinsecticides; cry genes; Culicidae; Diptera; Lepidoptera; Molecular characterization; Noctuidae; PCR

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PATHOGEN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR AIZAWAI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS PIPIENS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; HELICOVERPA; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NOCTUIDAE; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS;

EID: 1842833520     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-8703.2004.00156.x     Document Type: Article

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