Quality control of Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis products based on toxin quantification with monoclonal antibodies

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 295-302

  Oestergaard, Jesko ^a   Voss, Sabina ^a   Lange, Hans ^a   Lemke, Hilmar ^a   Strauch, Olaf ^b   Ehlers, Ralf Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b E nema GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis; Bioassay; Cry11; Cry4; Cyt1; ELISA; International toxic unit (ITU); Quality control; Toxin quantification

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOPESTICIDE; IMMUNOASSAY; MOSQUITO; PROTEIN; QUALITY CONTROL; TOXICITY TEST; TOXIN;

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; IPS;

EID: 33947700344     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150701211665     Document Type: Article

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