Recovery of Bacillus thuringiensis in vegetative form from the phylloplane of clover (Trifolium hybridum) during a growing season

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-47

  Bizzarri, Mariangela F ^a   Bishop, Alistair H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis; Phylloplane; Selective medium; Spore; Trifolium hybridum; Vegetative isolate

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOASSAY; CLOVER; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEASON; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOTOXINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; LEPIDOPTERA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SEASONS; TRIFOLIUM;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSECTA; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM HYBRIDUM;

EID: 33845730342     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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