The synergistic activity between Cry1Aa and Cry1c from Bacillus thuringiensis against Spodoptera exigua and Helicoverpa armigera

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 460-465

  Xue, J L ^a   Cai, Q X ^a   Zheng, D S ^a   Yuan, Zhimming M ^a  

^a WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bioassay; Crystal protein; Synergism

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOASSAY; METABOLITES; PROTEINS;

ARMIGERA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOPESTICIDES; CRYSTAL PROTEINS; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; INDIVIDUAL PROTEINS; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; SYNERGISM; SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITY; THURINGIENSIS;

TOXICITY;

PESTICIDE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN CRY1AA; PROTEIN CRY1C; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SPOROGENESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 20044396759     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2005.01712.x     Document Type: Article

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