Melanin pigment formation and increased UV resistance in Bacillus thuringiensis following high temperature induction

Systematic and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 286-289

  Ruan, Lifang ^a,b   Yu, Ziniu ^a   Fang, Bin ^b   He, Wei ^a   Wang, Yujie ^b   Shen, Ping ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Melanin; Temperature inducing; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

MELANIN; TYROSINE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CROP PROTECTION; DEGRADATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HELIOTHIS; HELIOTHIS ARMIGERA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 2642552926     PISSN: 07232020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0723-2020-00265     Document Type: Article

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