Characterization of polyvalent and safe Bacillus thuringiensis strains with potential use for biocontrol

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 293-303

  Raddadi, Noura ^a   Belaouis, Abir ^b   Tamagnini, Isabella ^a   Hansen, Bjarne Munk ^c   Hendriksen, Niels Bohse ^c   Boudabous, Abdellatif ^b   Cherif, Ameur ^b   Daffonchio, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^c NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Biocontrol; Polyvalent; Safe

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HEXAPODA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIOCIN; CARBOXYLESTERASE; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; N ACETYLMURAMOYLALANINE AMIDASE; N ACYL HOMOSERINE LACTONASE; N-ACYL HOMOSERINE LACTONASE;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOSIS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CERCOPITHECUS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOGENICITY; VERO CELL; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOTOXINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; VERO CELLS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 67650471703     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200800182     Document Type: Article

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