Efficient screening and breeding of bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki for high toxicity against spodoptera exigua and heliothis armigera

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 815-820

  Zhang, Xiaopeng ^a   Liang, Zian ^b   Siddiqui, Zafar Ali ^a   Gong, Yuhua ^a   Yu, Ziniu ^a   Chen, Shouwen ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANYANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Mutagenesis; Screening; Spodoptera exigua; Zwittermicin A

Indexed keywords

AMINOPOLYOL ANTIBIOTIC; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIETHYL SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZWITTERNICIN A; BACTERIAL TOXIN; PEPTIDE; ZWITTERMICIN A;

ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELIOTHIS ARMIGERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; MOTHS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; PEPTIDES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 67649119751     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-009-0556-5     Document Type: Article

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