Sericulture pupal waste - A new production medium for mass cultivation of Bacillus thuringiensis

Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 557-559

  Karthikeyan, A ^a   Sivakumar, N ^a  

^a J J COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bombyx mori; Production medium; Sericulture pupal waste; Silkworm

Indexed keywords

CARBON; LIPID;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; EXPERIMENTAL HOST; FERMENTATION; HOST; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PH; SERICULTURE; SILKWORM; SOLID STATE; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 39349117856     PISSN: 09725849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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