Insecticidal toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis is released from roots of transgenic Bt corn in vitro and in situ

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-39

  Saxena, D ^a   Stotzky, G ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Clay mineral; European corn borer; Insecticidal toxin; Root exudate; Transgenic Bt corn

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; INSECTICIDE; MINERAL; MONTMORILLONITE;

INSECTICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; ROOT SYSTEM; TOXIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIODEGRADATION; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MICROBIOTA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033914285     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(00)00041-6     Document Type: Article

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