A facile analytical method for the identification of protease gene profiles from Bacillus thuringiensis strains

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 125-132

  Chen, Fu Chu ^a   Shen, Li Fen ^a   Chak, Kin Fu ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Profile; Protease gene

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE;

ALKALINE SERINE PROTEASE GENE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVELOPE ASSOCIATED PROTEASE GENE; EXTRACELLULAR SERINE PROTEASE GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTRACELLULAR SERINE PROTEASE A GENE; NEUTRAL PROTEASE B GENE; NEUTRAL PROTEASE F GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEASE GENE; TECHNIQUE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 0346729774     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2003.09.023     Document Type: Article

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