Survival and conjugal transfer between Bacillus thuringiensis strains in aquatic environment

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 233-238

  Furlaneto, Luciana ^a   Saridakis, Halha Ostrensky ^a   Arantes, Olívia Márcia Nagy ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Conjugation; Microbial ecology

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 8644221467     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822000000400001     Document Type: Article

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