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Mise au point sur la classification desBacillus thuringiensis

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Après avoir rappelé les classifications précédemment proposées pour lesBacillus thuringiensis, les auteurs indiquent l'état actuel de leur classification qui est maintenant la plus utilisée et qui comporte 12 sérotypes et 17 souches-types. La prise en considération de caractères enzymatiques tels que la DNase, la RNase, l'arginine-dihydrolase fournit une meilleure différenciation des diverses souches.

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After a review of previous classifications ofBacillus thuringiensis, the authors explain the present state of their classification which is now mostly used. Up to this time this classification includes twelve serotypes and seventeen typestrains. Furthermore, the study of other enzymatic characters such as DNase, RNase and arginine-dihydrolase gives a better differentiation of the various strains.

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de Barjac, H., Bonnefoi, A. Mise au point sur la classification desBacillus thuringiensis . Entomophaga 18, 5–17 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02373009

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