Expression of chitinase-encoding genes from Aeromonas hydrophila and Pseudomonas maltophilia in Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis

Gene

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 119-126

  Wiwat, Chanpen ^a   Lertcanawanichakul, Monton ^a   Siwayapram, Patcharaporn ^a   Pantuwatana, Somsak ^a   Bhumiratana, Amaret ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

B. circulans; Biopesticide; Bt subsp. kurstaki; Chitin; Insect pests

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CHITIN; CHITINASE; PESTICIDE; PLASMID DNA; RECOMBINANT DNA;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; DRUG DEGRADATION; ELECTROPORATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LARVA; MOLECULAR CLONING; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHUTTLE VECTOR; SOIL MICROFLORA; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHITIN; CHITINASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DRUG SYNERGISM; GENES, BACTERIAL; MOTHS; PSEUDOMONAS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACILLUS CIRCULANS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PSEUDOMONAS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 0030574272     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(96)00575-6     Document Type: Article

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