The Bacillus thuringiensis vegetative insecticidal protein Vip3A lyses midgut epithelium cells of susceptible insects

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 532-536

  Yu, Cao Guo ^a   Mullins, Martha A ^a   Warren, Gregory W ^a   Koziel, Michael G ^a   Estruch, Juan J ^a  

^a Ciba Agricultural Biotechnology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CYTOLYSIS; INSECT CONTROL; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; WORM;

AGROTIS IPSILON; ANIMALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030894618     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.2.532-536.1997     Document Type: Article

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