Classification of Strains of Bacillus sphaericus by Different Statistical Methods

Authors: NAZİME MERCAN, ATALAY ÇAĞLAR, BELMA ASLIM, YAVUZ BEYATLI

Abstract: In this study, the sensitivies of 21 strains of Bacillus sphaericus to 20 different antibiotics were determined with the antibiotic disc susceptibility test. By measuring the diameters of the inhibition zones in terms of millimetres, the obtained values were analysed using the SPSS for Windows package and classifications were made. With these analyses, 21 strains were clustered into 5 groups. In our study, strains IAB 59 and 2297 were placed into a separate class. In addition, those antibiotics which caused a differentation in strains and a discrimination of strains according to the level of antibiotic effect were determined.

Keywords: Bacillus sphaericus, classification.

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