Degradation of Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxin in host insect gut juice

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 281-285

  Pang, Anthony S D ^a   Gringorten, J Lawrence ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bombyx mori; Choristoneura fumiferana; Endotoxin degradation; Gut juice

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; PROTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; INSECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH JUICE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; BOMBYX MORI; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; INSECTA;

EID: 0031725639     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(98)00402-9     Document Type: Article

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