Bacillus thuringiensis ICP gene expression under the control of cry I A (a) gene promoter.

Journal of Sericultural Science of Japan

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 185-191

  Hashimoto, Naoki ^a   Sasaki, Jun ^a   Asano, Shinichiro ^a   Bando, Hisanori ^a   Iizuka, Toshihiko ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

acrystalliferous strain; Bacillus thuringiensis; expression vector; ICPgene; insecticidal crystal protein (ICP)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012803249     PISSN: 00372455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11416/kontyushigen1930.65.185     Document Type: Article

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