Charactererization of novel non-toxic Bacillus thuringiensis isoloates from Korea |
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Authors: | J.Y. Roh H.W. Park B.R. Jin H.S. Kim Y.M. Yu S.K. Kang |
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Affiliation: | Department of Agicultural Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Suwon, Korea |
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Abstract: | J.Y. ROH, H.W. PARK, B.R. JIN, H.S. KIM, Y.M. YU AND S.K. KANG. 1996. Four Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from soil samples produced parasporal inclusions which were non-toxic to insects. The isolates were named B. thuringiensis NTB-1, NTB-2, NTB-3 and NTB-4. The parasporal inclusions were shown to be ovoid by phase contrast and scanning electron microscopy. The serotypes of the four isolates were determined by agglutination using 33 antisera; NTB-1 and NTB-4 seemed to be subsp. isruelensis ,and NTB-2 seemed to be subsp. pondzcheriensis . NTB-3 did not react with the 33 antisera. However, comparison of parasporal protein and plasmid DNA patterns of the four isolates with those of 15 known non-toxic B. thuringiensis strains demonstrated that the four isolates are novel. |
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