An improved bioassay for the detection of Bacillus thuringiensis β-exotoxin

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-139

  Mac Innes, Thomas Cameron ^a   Bouwer, Gustav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

exotoxin; Bacillus thuringiensis; Bioassays; Culture supernatant; Diets; Musca domestica

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; SUGAR ACID; THURINGIENSIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOASSAY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOUSE FLY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADENOSINE; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HOUSEFLIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUGAR ACIDS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HEXAPODA; MUSCA DOMESTICA;

EID: 67349095014     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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