Overexpression of insecticidal protein gene of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki HD1

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 289-295

  Hwang, Sung Hei ^a   Yoo, Kwan Hee ^b   Moon, Eui Sik ^a   Cha, Soung Chul ^a   Lee, Hyung Hoan ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Sangji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

endotoxin and gene; B. thuringiensis; Insecticidal protein gene; Overexpression

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042882507     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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