A δ-endotoxin encoded in Pseudomonas fluorescens displays a high degree of insecticidal activity

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 300-306

  Peng, R ^a   Xiong, A ^a   Li, X ^a   Fuan, H ^a   Yao, Q ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EDIBLE FUNGI   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; INSECTICIDE; RNA POLYMERASE;

BIOPESTICIDE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BUTTERFLY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; MORTALITY; PEST CONTROL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BUTTERFLY; CABBAGE; CODON USAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENCAPSULATION; LARVA; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ENDOTOXINS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEGIBACTERIA; PIERIDAE; PIERIS BRASSICAE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 1642520917     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1343-2     Document Type: Article

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