Insecticidal activity of actinomycetes isolated from salt range, Pakistan against mosquitoes and red flour beetle

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 83-92

  Anwar, Sumaira ^a   Ali, Basharat ^a   Qamar, Fouzia ^a   Sajid, Imran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

16S rRNA gene sequencing; Insecticidal activity; Larvicidal activity; Saline actinomycetes

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BEETLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; LARVA; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOSQUITO; ROCK SALT;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 84896786568     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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