Competition and reproduction in mixed infections of pathogenic and non-pathogenic Bacillus spp.

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-155

  Raymond, Ben ^a   Davis, Dexter ^a   Bonsall, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis; Co infection; Competition; Mixed infection; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; VIRULENCE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR TENEBRIONIS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 34548550788     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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