Sequence Analysis of Insecticidal Genes from Xenorhabdus nematophilus PMFI296

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 2062-2069

  Morgan, J Alun W ^a   Sergeant, Martin ^a   Ellis, Debbie ^a   Ousley, Margaret ^a   Jarrett, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; INSECTICIDE; XPTA1 PROTEIN, XENORHABDUS NEMATOPHILUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BUTTERFLY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; LARVA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTAGENESIS; TRANSPOSON; XENORHABDUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BUTTERFLIES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES, BACTERIAL; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; XENORHABDUS;

EID: 0035349731     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.5.2062-2069.2001     Document Type: Article

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