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When the bacterial sample later identified as Bacillus thuringiensis serovar H14 israelensis (B.t.i) was collected from the Negev Desert, it was a little like the fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty. ” Interest in Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.), which had been more or less in dormancy for years, was quickly revived and attracted the attention of many workers in universities and industry. A flood of studies resulted, thereby advancing the field of biological control of insects in general.
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de Barjac, H. (1990). Characterization and Prospective View of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis . In: de Barjac, H., Sutherland, D.J. (eds) Bacterial Control of Mosquitoes & Black Flies. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5967-8_2
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