Cloning and expression of novel crystal protein genes cry39A and 39orf2 from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai Bun1-14 encoding mosquitocidal proteins

Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 123-128

  Ito, Takeshi ^a   Sahara, Ken ^a   Bando, Hisanori ^a   Asano, Shinichiro ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bipyramidal; Crystal protein gene; Mosquitocidal; Subsp. aizawai

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIPYRAMIDAL; CRYSTAL PROTEINS; MOSQUITOCIDAL; SUBSP. AIZAWAI;

BACTERIOLOGY; CLONING; GENE EXPRESSION;

PROTEINS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR AIZAWAI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0036823289     PISSN: 13468073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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