Characterization of a highly pathogenic Bacillus thuringiensis strain isolated from common cockchafer, Melolontha melolontha

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 146-152

  Kati, H ^a   Sezen, K ^b   Demirbag Z ^b  

^a GIRESUN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CELL INCLUSION; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BEETLES; ENDOTOXINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INCLUSION BODIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR TENEBRIONIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; MELOLONTHA MELOLONTHA;

EID: 34249931595     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02932153     Document Type: Article

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