Distribution and diversity of cry genes in native strains of Bacillus thuringiensis obtained from different ecosystems from Colombia

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-127

  Uribe, D ^a   Martinez, W ^a   Ceron J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Biodiversity; Cry genes; Premnotrypes vorax; Spodoptera frugiperda; Strain isolation

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PREMNOTRYPES VORAX; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; COLOMBIA; ECOSYSTEM; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; COLOMBIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENDOTOXINS; GENE FREQUENCY; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS;

EID: 0037312269     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2011(02)00195-7     Document Type: Article

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