Unique activity associated with non-insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensis parasporal inclusions: In vitro cell-killing action on human cancer cells

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 477-486

  Mizuki, Eiichi ^a   Ohba, M ^b   Akao, T ^a   Yamashita, S ^a   Saitoh, H ^a   Park, Y S ^a  

^a FUKUOKA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CANCER CELLS; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASES; PROTEINS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL KILLING; HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY; HUMAN CANCER CELLS; IN-VITRO; SEROVARS; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTES; THURINGIENSIS; VITRO CELL;

T-CELLS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL INCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECT; LEUKEMIA CELL; NONHUMAN; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; OVIS ARIES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033032037     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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