Ultrastructural and molecular characterization of the parasporal crystal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki S93 active against Spodoptera frugiperda

Biocell

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-49

  De Souza, Marlene Teixeira ^a   Lima, Maria Isabel ^a   Silva Werneck, Joseilde O ^b   Dias, José M C S ^b   Ribeiro, Bergmann Morais ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Biological control; Cry proteins; Spodoptera frugiperda; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 0033000322     PISSN: 03279545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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