Distribution of phenotypes among Bacillus thuringiensis strains

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 204-208

  Martin, Phyllis A W ^a   Gundersen Rindal, Dawn E ^a   Blackburn, Michael B ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Bacillus cereus group; Biocontrol; Insect pathogen; Parasporal crystal

Indexed keywords

ESCULIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; SALICIN; SUCROSE; UREASE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENETIC TRAIT; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BENZYL ALCOHOLS; DIPTERA; ENDOTOXINS; ESCULIN; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; LEPIDOPTERA; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHOLIPASES; SPORES, BACTERIAL; STARCH; SUCROSE; TYPE C PHOSPHOLIPASES; UREASE;

BACILLUS CEREUS GROUP; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77953124885     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: 16180984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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