An ABC transporter from Bacillus thuringiensis is essential for β-exotoxin I production

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 184, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 5848-5854

  Espinasse, Sylvain ^a   Gohar, Michel ^a   Lereclus, Didier ^a   Sanchis, Vincent ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; BETA EXOTOXIN 1; EXOTOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

ADENOSINE; ANIMALS; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CULTURE MEDIA; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOTOXINS; GENE DELETION; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; SPODOPTERA; SUGAR ACIDS; TIME FACTORS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; POSIBACTERIA; SUS SCROFA; TRANSPOSONS;

EID: 0036837771     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.184.21.5848-5854.2002     Document Type: Article

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