Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis isolates toxic to cotton boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis)

Biological Control

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-68

  Martins, Érica Soares ^a   Praça, Lílian Botelho ^a   Dumas, Vinícius Fiúza ^a   Silva Werneck, Joseilde O ^a   Sone, Eduardo Hideki ^a   Waga, Isabel C ^a   Berry, Colin ^b   Monnerat, Rose Gomes ^a  

^a EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthonomus grandis; Bacillus thuringiensis; Biological control; cry genes; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTHONOMUS GRANDIS; BACILLI (CLASS); BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 33845477638     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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