Diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis strains isolated from coffee plantations infested with the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 757-764

  Arrieta, Glen ^a   Hernández, Alejandro ^a   Espinoza, Ana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

endotoxins; Bacillus thuringiensis; Coffee; Cry genes; Crystals; Hypothenemus hampei

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; VIP3A PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; COFFEE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BEETLES; COFFEE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; COLEOPTERA; HYPOTHENEMUS HAMPEI; INSECTA; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 21044435253     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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