Impact of deletion of the Lymantria dispar nucleopolyhedrovirus PEP gene on viral potency: Expression of the green fluorescent protein prevents larval liquefaction

Biological Control

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-59

  Bischoff, David S ^a   Slavicek, James M ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baculovirus; Gypsy moth; Lymantria dispar; Lymantria dispar nuclear polyhedrosis virus; Polyhedral envelope protein

Indexed keywords

AEQUOREA VICTORIA; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CYTOLYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; INSERTIONAL MUTAGENESIS; PARASITISM; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS GENOME;

AEQUOREA VICTORIA; CYPOVIRUS; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; LYMANTRIA DISPAR NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUSES; VICTORIA;

EID: 0032930170     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1998.0668     Document Type: Article

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