Discrimination among Bacillus thuringiensis H serotypes, serovars and strains based on 16S rRNA, gyrB and aroE gene sequence analyses

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-45

  Soufiane, Brahim ^a   Côté, Jean Charles ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene; AroE gene; Bacillus thuringiensis; Discriminatory power; GyrB gene; H serotypes; Serovars

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING) B; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN AROE; RNA 16S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ALCOHOL OXIDOREDUCTASES; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA GYRASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 57149109558     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10482-008-9285-4     Document Type: Article

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