Larvicidal Cry proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis are released in root exudates of transgenic B. thuringiensis corn, potato, and rice but not of B. thuringiensis canola, cotton, and tobacco

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 383-387

  Saxena, Deepak ^a   Stewart, C Neal ^b   Altosaar, Illimar ^c   Shu, Qingyao ^d   Stotzky, G ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Hydroponics; Insecticidal proteins; Root exudates; Soil; Surface active particles (e.g. clay minerals, humic substances); Transgenic Bt plants

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; CRY TOXIN RECEPTORS, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; PHOTOPROTEIN; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; COTTON; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; POTATO; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; RICE; SOIL; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; GOSSYPIUM; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; ORYZA SATIVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SOIL; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TOBACCO; ZEA MAYS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; COLEOPTERA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; MANDUCA SEXTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3042527852     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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