Mosquito pupicidal toxin production by Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis

Biological Control

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 242-247

  Geetha, I ^a   Manonmani, A M ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Anopheles stephensi; Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis; Crude mosquitocidal toxin; Growth; Growth dynamics; Mosquito pupicidal activity; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS SUBSP. SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 37349067960     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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