Inactivation of the ecdysteroid UDP-glucosyltransferase (egt) gene of Anticarsia gemmatalis nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgMNPV) improves its virulence towards its insect host

Biological Control

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 336-344

  Pinedo, Francisco J R ^a   Moscardi, Flávio ^b   Luque, Teresa ^c   Olszewski, Julie A ^c   Ribeiro, Bergmann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticarsia gemmatalis; Baculovirus; Biological control; Ecdysteroid glucosyltransferase; Genetic engineering; Velvetbean caterpillar

Indexed keywords

ANTICARSIA GEMMATALIS; ANTICARSIA GEMMATALIS NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; CYPOVIRUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0038621893     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(03)00026-4     Document Type: Article

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