Regulation of crystal protein biosynthesis by Bacillus thuringiensis: II. Effects of carbon and nitrogen sources

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 153, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 605-609

  Içgen, Yasemin ^a   Içgen, Bülent ^a   Özcengiz, Gülay ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis 81; Bioinsecticide; Crystal protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CARBON; DEXTRIN; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; INSULIN; LACTOSE; MALTOSE; MOLASSES; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PEPTONE; STARCH; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CARBON SOURCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPOROGENESIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; WHEY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; NITROGEN; PEPTONES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 0036839891     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(02)01366-9     Document Type: Article

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