Oral toxicity of symbiotic bacteria Photorhabdus spp. against immature stages of insects

Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 127-130

  Shrestha, Yam Kumar ^a,c   Jang, Eun Kyung ^a   Yu, Yeon Su ^b   Kwon, Mijo ^b   Shin, Jae Ho ^a   Lee, Kyeong Yeoll ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Bicosys ^*  (South Korea)

^c District Agriculture Development Office   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic nematodes; Insecticidal toxins; Oral toxicity; Photorhabdus; Symbiotic bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS PALLENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GALLERIA; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEXAPODA; LUCILIA CAESAR; NEMATODA; PHOTORHABDUS; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; PLODIA; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA;

EID: 79551599779     PISSN: 12268615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2010.10.007     Document Type: Article

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