Isolation, geographical diversity and insecticidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis from soils in Spain

Microbiological Research

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-71

  Quesada Moraga, E ^a   Garcia Tovar E ^a   Valverde Garcia P ^a   Santiago Alvarez C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cockroach; Geographical diversity; Insecticidal activity; Locust

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; BACTERIA; COMPOSITION; CRYSTALS; ECOLOGY; ELECTROPHORESIS; GELS; INSECT CONTROL; SAMPLING; SOILS;

BACTERIUM; GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSITY; ISOLATES; PROTEIN PROFILES;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; INSECTICIDE; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLATTARIA; COLEOPTERA; DICTYOPTERA; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 2442461115     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2004.01.011     Document Type: Article

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