Expression of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crystal toxin gene in the chloroplast of tobacco

Acta Genetica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 276-277

  Zhang, Zhong Lin ^a   Ren, Yan Guo ^a   Shen, Yan Xin ^a   Shan, Song ^a   Fan, Guo Chang ^b   Wu, Xiang Fu ^c   Qian, Kai Xian ^b   Shen, Gui Fang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

aadA gene; Bt gene; Chloroplast transformation; Homologous recombination; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHLOROPLAST; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TOBACCO; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHLOROPLASTS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS, TOXIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOBACCO;

EID: 0039847359     PISSN: 03794172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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