Revision of the nomenclature for the Bacillus thuringiensis pesticidal crystal proteins

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 807-813

  Crickmore, N ^a   Zeigler, D R ^b   Feitelson, J ^c   Schnepf, E ^c   Van Rie, J ^d   Lereclus, D ^e   Baum, J ^f   Dean, D H ^b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mycogen Corporation   (United States)

^d Bayer Cropscience Belgium   (Belgium)

^e INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^f Ecogen Inc   (United States)

^g Department of Biochemistry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEST CONTROL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; ROMAN;

EID: 0031717489     PISSN: 10922172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.62.3.807-813.1998     Document Type: Review

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