Hydrogen cyanide-producing rhizobacteria kill subterranean termite Odontotermes obesus (Rambur) by cyanide poisoning under in vitro conditions

Current Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 74-78

  Devi, K Kanchana ^a   Seth, Nidhi ^a   Kothamasi, Shalini ^a   Kothamasi, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN CYANIDE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CROP; CYANIDE POISONING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; ODONTOTERMES OBESUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ALCALIGENES; ANIMALS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; RHIZOBIUM; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ISOPTERA; ODONTOTERMES OBESUS; RHINOTERMITIDAE; RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 33845740247     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-006-0473-z     Document Type: Article

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