Identification of a gene for Cyt1A-like hemolysin from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. medellin and expression in a crystal-negative B. thuringiensis Strain

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 468-473

  Thiery, I ^a   Delecluse A ^a   Tamayo, M C ^b   Orduz, S ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b CIB Biological Control Unit   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHAPERONE; CYTOLYSIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; CULEX PIPIENS; NONHUMAN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR MEDELLIN; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS;

EID: 0342872085     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.2.468-473.1997     Document Type: Article

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