Biological activity of SeMNPV, AcMNPV, and three AcMNPV deletion mutants against Spodoptera exigua larvae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 28-35

  Bianchi, Felix J J A ^a   Snoeijing, Ineke ^a   Van Der Werf, Wopke ^a   Mans, Ruud M W ^a   Smits, Peter H ^a   Vlak, Just M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AcMNPV; Autographa californica multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus; Bioassay; Deletion mutants; Egt; P10; Pp34; Spodoptera exigua

Indexed keywords

AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA; BACULOVIRUS; BIOASSAY; DELETION MUTANT; DOSE RESPONSE; EGT GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC PEST CONTROL; INSECT CELL; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; P10 GENE; PP34 GENE; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; VIRULENCE; WILD RELATIVE;

AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA; AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0034069956     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1999.4907     Document Type: Article

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