The autolytic phenotype of Bacillus thuringiensis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 158-168

  Raddadi, N ^a   Cherif, A ^b   Mora, D ^a   Ouzari, H ^b   Boudabous, A ^b   Molinari, F ^a   Daffonchio, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Autolysis; Bacillus thuringiensis; Field persistence; Peptidoglycan; endotoxin

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; HYDROLASES; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHATASES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

AUTOLYSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; FIELD PERSISTENCE; HIGH RESISTANCE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN HYDROLASE; PEPTIDOGLYCANS; STARVATION CONDITIONS; STRAIN-DEPENDENT; THURINGIENSIS; Δ-ENDOTOXIN;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BUFFER; EDETIC ACID; HYDROLASE; LYSOZYME; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MANGANESE CHLORIDE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; AUTOLYSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PH; PHENOTYPE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STARVATION; STREPTOMYCES;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOMYCES;

EID: 3042743997     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02287.x     Document Type: Article

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