Bacillus Insecticides are not Acutely Harmful to Corals and Sponges

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 381, Issue , 2009, Pages 157-165

  Negri, Andrew P ^a   Soo, Rochelle M ^a   Flores, Florita ^a   Webster, Nicole S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Coral; Insecticide; Larvae; Pathogen; Pesticide; Pollution; Sponge

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; CORAL; INSECTICIDE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MOSQUITO; PEST CONTROL; POLLUTION; SPONGE; TOXIN;

ACROPORA MILLEPORA; ANTHOZOA; BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); IANTHELLA BASTA; INVERTEBRATA; PORIFERA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 65649121134     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07933     Document Type: Article

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