Antagonism between Cry1Ac1 and Cyt1A1 toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2049-2053

  Del Rincón Castro, M Cristina ^a   Barajas Huerta, José ^a   Ibarra, Jorge E ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LC 50; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; POSIBACTERIA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 0032953181     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.5.2049-2053.1999     Document Type: Article

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