Invertebrate pathogenicity and toxin-producing potential of strains of Bacillus thuringiensis endemic to Antarctica

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 132-138

  Prabhakar, A ^a   Bishop, A H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Antarctica; Bacillus thuringiensis; Pathogenicity; Springtails

Indexed keywords

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

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BRASSICA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; LD 50; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT LEAF;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BRASSICA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; LEPIDOPTERA; LETHAL DOSE 50; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT LEAVES;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COLLEMBOLA; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SEIRA DOMESTICA;

EID: 79955916501     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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