Deletion of the Cry11A or the Cyt1A toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis: Effect on toxicity against resistant Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-135

  Wirth, Margaret C ^a   Walton, William E ^a   Delécluse, Armelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

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

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CULEX; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; LARVA; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CULEX; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENDOTOXINS; GENE DELETION; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; LARVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037314575     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2011(02)00186-6     Document Type: Note

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