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. 1980 Nov;40(5):897–900. doi: 10.1128/aem.40.5.897-900.1980

Rocket Immunoelectrophoresis of the Entomocidal Parasporal Crystal of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki†

R E Andrews Jr 1,2, J J Iandolo 2, B S Campbell 1, L I Davidson 1, L A Bulla Jr 1,2
PMCID: PMC291686  PMID: 16345656

Abstract

Rocket immunoelectrophoresis was used to quantitate the soluble parasporal crystal of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki. The method described is rapid, reliable, specific, and extremely accurate, and it can be used to measure crystal toxin in commercial microbial insecticides that contain a mixture of spores, vegetative cells, and carrier materials.

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