Ecological distribution and characterization of four collections of Bacillus thuringiensis strains

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 152-157

  Hernández Rodríguez, Carmen Sara ^a   Ferré, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cry genes; Cry proteins; Crystal morphology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BOLIVIA; ECOLOGY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEXICO; MICROBIOLOGY; SPAIN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BOLIVIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECOLOGY; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MEXICO; SPAIN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 65349170022     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200800121     Document Type: Article

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