Natural isolates of Bacillus thuringiensis display genetic and psychrotrophic properties characteristic of Bacillus weihenstephanensis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1967-1975

  Bartoszewicz, M ^a   Bideshi, D K ^b,c   Kraszewska, A ^a   Modzelewska, E ^a   Swiecicka, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Bacillus thuringiensis; Bacillus weihenstephanensis; Cold shock protein A; Psychrotolerance

Indexed keywords

RNA;

16S RRNA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS WEIHENSTEPHANENSIS; COLD SHOCK; COLD SHOCK PROTEIN A; PROTEIN A; PSYCHROTOLERANCE; PSYCHROTOLERANT; SHOCK PROTEINS; THURINGIENSIS;

BACTERIOLOGY;

CSP A; GENE PRODUCT; RNA 16S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; ELECTROKINESIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; MILK; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN; RNA;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS WEIHENSTEPHANENSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD STORAGE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRAIT; GENOME; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MILK; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSYCHROPHILIC BACTERIUM; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SCREENING; SOIL;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS WEIHENSTEPHANENSIS;

EID: 65549108373     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04166.x     Document Type: Article

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