Characterization of a novel cry2Aa-type gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1219-1223

  Tounsi, Slim ^a   Jaoua, Samir ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cloning; Cry2Aa; DNA sequence; Expression

Indexed keywords

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

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENDOTOXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0042355618     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025016221891     Document Type: Article

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