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Variability of Bacillus thuringiensis strains by ERIC-PCR and biofilm formation.
Current microbiology - 1 Jan 2015
García Karina, Ibarra Jorge E, Bravo Alejandra, Díaz Javier, Gutiérrez Dafne, Torres Patricia V, Gomez de Leon Patricia
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Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a soil-dwelling bacterium of great interest for agronomical research because of its use as biological pesticide. There are some limitations regarding the subspecies classification. Phenotyping and genotyping studies are important to ascertain its variability. The diversity of 40 environmental strains, isolated from different regions in Mexico, was analyzed by ERIC-PCR and the...
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