Development of monoclonal antibodies against Cry1Ab protein from Bacillus thuringiensis and their application in an ELISA for detection of transgenic Bt-maize

Food and Agricultural Immunology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 231-240

  Walschus, Uwe ^a   Witt, Sabine ^b   Wittmann, Christine ^a  

^a Hochschule Neubrandenburg   (Germany)

^b Biometec GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry1Ab; ELISA; Monoclonal antibodies; Transgenic Bt maize

Indexed keywords

ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTA; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038286176     PISSN: 09540105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0954010021000096382a     Document Type: Article

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