Genetic relationships between sympatric populations of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis, as revealed by rep-PCR genomic fingerprinting

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 497-500

  Peruca, Ana Paula S ^a   Vilas Bôas, Gislayne T ^a   Arantes, O M N ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; Bacillus thuringiensis; Genetic relationship

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 50449105703     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762008000500016     Document Type: Article

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