Efficient Synthesis of Mosquitocidal Toxins In Asticcacaulis Excentricus Demonstrates Potential of Gram-Negative Bacteria In Mosquito Control

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 343-347

  Liu, Jian Wei ^a   Yap, Wai Ho ^b   Thanabalu, Thirumaran ^c   Porter, Alan G ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; LARVICIDAL AGENT;

GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MOSQUITO; SYNTHESIS; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASTICCACAULIS EXCENTRICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; ANOPHELES MOSQUITO; BACILLI; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; INSECTA;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CULEX; CULICIDAE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; LAC OPERON; LARVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLASMIDS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0029670266     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0396-343     Document Type: Article

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