Immunocytochemical localization of Bacillus thuringiensis Cryl toxins in the midguts of three forest insects and Bombyx mori

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 634-641

  Yi, S ^a   Pang, A S D ^a   Van Frankenhuyzen, K ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cryl toxins; cytopathology; forest Lepidoptera; immunocytochemical localization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; FOREST; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILKWORM; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ACTEBIA FENNICA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BOMBYX MORI; CHORISTONEURA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR;

EID: 0029743269     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m96-087     Document Type: Article

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