Lack of Cross-Resistance to Cry19A from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. jegathesan in Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Resistant to Cry Toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1956-1958

  Wirth, Margaret C ^a   Delécluse, Armelle ^b   Walton, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLASSIFICATION; CULEX; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CULEX; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035318743     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.4.1956-1958.2001     Document Type: Article

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