The expression of Bacillus thuringiensis toxin genes in plant cells

Biotechnology Annual Review

Volumn 3, Issue C, 1997, Pages 313-347

  Mazier, Marianne ^a   Pannetier, Catherine ^b   Tourneur, Jacques ^b   Jouanin, Lise ^b   Giband, Marc ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE BIOLOGIE CELLULAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

endotoxins; Bacillus thuringiensis; codon optimized genes; cry genes; CRY toxins; entomopathogenic; insect resistance; transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000552879     PISSN: 13872656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1387-2656(08)70039-5     Document Type: Article

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