Broadening the insecticidal spectrum of Lepidoptera-specific Bacillus thuringiensis strains by chromosomal integration of cry3A

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 296-303

  Yue, Chaoyin ^a,b   Sun, Ming ^b   Yu, Ziniu ^b  

^a CHINA THREE GORGES UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Chromosomal integration; Coleoptera specific activity; cry3A gene; Integrative recombinant

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CRYSTALS; GENES; PROTEINS; STRAIN; VECTORS;

CRYSTAL PROTEIN; PARENTAL STRAINS; RECOMBINANT STRAIN; THERMOSENSITIVE RECOMBINATION SYSTEM;

CHROMOSOMES;

ENDOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOASSAY; COLEOPTERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRY3A GENE; DNA INTEGRATION; DNA MODIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; NONHUMAN; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; RHYLLODECTA VULGATISSIMA; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; ENDOTOXINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; GENETIC VECTORS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; COLEOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA;

EID: 23044508846     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20493     Document Type: Article

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