Inactivation of Bacillus thuringiensis spores by ultraviolet and visible light
- 1 May 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 35 (5) , 906-910
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.35.5.906-910.1978
Abstract
The inactivation of Bacillus thuringiensis spores and spores treated with two protectants, one proteinaceous and the other a commercial product, Shade, at wavelengths of the near-ultraviolet and visible spectra and at 254 nm is described. Determination of the inactivating wavelengths may be used to establish an efficient sunlight protective system for B. thuringiensis when used as a microbial insecticide.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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