Distribution, serological identification, and PCR analysis of Bacillus thuringiensis isolated from soils of Korea

Current Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 195-200

  Kim, Ho San ^a   Lee, Dae Won ^a   Woo, Soo Dong ^a   Yu, Yong Man ^b   Kang, Seok Kwon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyong nong Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; INSECTICIDE; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL INCLUSION; CULEX PIPIENS; FLY; KOREA; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING; SOIL MICROFLORA; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DIPTERA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENES, BACTERIAL; INCLUSION BODIES; KOREA; LEPIDOPTERA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS; DIPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEGIBACTERIA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA;

EID: 3542995648     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900363     Document Type: Article

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