Occurrence of natural Bacillus thuringiensis contaminants and residues of Bacillus thuringiensis-based insecticides on fresh fruits and vegetables

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 3435-3440

  Frederiksen, Kristine ^a   Rosenquist, Hanne ^a   Jørgensen, Kirsten ^b   Wilcks, Andrea ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DNA; FRUITS; GENES; INSECTICIDES;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DNA ANALYSIS; PLASMID PROFILING; THURINGIENSIS-BASED INSECTICIDES;

IMPURITIES;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BIOINSECTICIDE; ENTEROTOXIN; GENOMIC DNA; HEMOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN BL; INSECTICIDE; NONHEMOLYTIC ENTEROTOXIN; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIOPESTICIDE; FRUIT; INSECTICIDE; POLLUTANT; VEGETABLE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRY GENE; CUCUMBER; DENMARK; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PEPPER; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; TOMATO; VEGETABLE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENDOTOXINS; ENTEROTOXINS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; VEGETABLES;

BACTERIA; FRUITS; IMPURITIES; INSECTICIDES; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CAPSICUM; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33646550503     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.72.5.3435-3440.2006     Document Type: Article

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