Isolation of mosquitocidal bacteria (Bacillus thuringiensis, B.sphaericus and B.cereus) from excreta of arid birds

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 739-747

  Poopathi, Subbiah ^a   Thirugnanasambantham, K ^a   Mani, C ^a   Ragul, K ^a   Sundarapandian, S M ^b  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Arid birds; Bacillus cereus; Bacillus sphaericus; Bacillus thuringiensis; Bioassays; Excreta; Gene sequence; Mosquitoes; Phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; RNA 16S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BIRDS; CULICIDAE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FECES; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 84903753853     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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