Susceptibility of Nasutitermes ehrhardti (Isoptera: Termitidae) to Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 219-222

  De Castilhos Fortes, Raquel ^a,c   Matsumura, Aida T S ^b   Diehl, Elena ^a   Fiuza, Lidia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Biological control; Entomopathogenic bacteria; Nasutitermes ehrhardti; Termite

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR BERLINER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMES; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 19944413691     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822002000300006     Document Type: Article

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