Transformants of Metarhizium anisopliae sf. anisopliae overexpressing chitinase from Metarhizium anisopliae sf. acridum show early induction of native chitinase but are not altered in pathogenicity to Manduca sexta

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 260-266

  Screen, Steven E ^a   Hu, Gang ^a   St Leger, Raymond J ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Chitinase overproducers; Insect pathogenic fungi; Manduca sexta; Metarhizium anisopliae sf. acridum; Metarhizium anisopliae sf. anisopliae; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; FUNGI; INSECTA; MANDUCA SEXTA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; PHACELIA CONGESTA;

CHITINASE; HYBRID PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BIOASSAY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHITINASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOCREALES; MANDUCA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0035545111     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.2001.5067     Document Type: Article

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