Bacillus thuringiensis and its pesticidal crystal proteins

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 775-806

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

^a Mycogen Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c Bayer Cropscience Belgium   (Belgium)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^e Ecogen Inc   (United States)

^f OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Department of Biochemistry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENETICS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; REVIEW; SPOROGENESIS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031720057     PISSN: 10922172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.62.3.775-806.1998     Document Type: Review

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