Analysis of mutations in the pore-forming region essential for insecticidal activity of a Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxin

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 6103-6107

  Kumar, A S Manoj ^a   Aronson, A I ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA SEXTA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032870058     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.19.6103-6107.1999     Document Type: Article

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