Characterization of Bacillus thuringiensis isolates and their differential toxicity against Helicoverpa armigera populations

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-114

  Anitha, Deepak ^a   Kumar, Nachimuthu Senthil ^b   Vijayan, Deepu ^c   Ajithkumar, Kunhikrishnan ^d   Gurusubramanian, Guruswami ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MIZORAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UPASI Tea Research Foundation   (India)

^d Biocyte Agro Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis natural isolates; Biochemical characterization; Cotton rhizospheric soil; Differential toxicity; Helicoverpa armigera

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; GOSSYPIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; RHIZOSPHERE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; ENDOTOXINS; GOSSYPIUM; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; LARVA; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79951522876     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201000141     Document Type: Article

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