Mixed-genotype infections of Trichoplusia ni larvae with Autographa californica multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus: Speed of action and persistence of a recombinant in serial passage

Biological Control

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-83

  Zwart, Mark P ^a   van der Werf, Wopke ^a   Georgievska, Liljana ^a   van Oers, Monique M ^a   Vlak, Just M ^a   Cory, Jenny S ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autographa californica multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus; Bioassay; Competition; egt gene; Fitness; Genetically modified organism; Real time PCR; Time to death; Trichoplusia ni

Indexed keywords

AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA; AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; HEXAPODA; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 70449639552     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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