Improvement of bioinsecticides production through mutagenesis of Bacillus thuringiensis by u.v. and nitrous acid affecting metabolic pathways and/or delta-endotoxin synthesis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 338-346

  Ghribi, D ^a   Zouari, N ^a   Jaoua, S ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bioinsecticides; Delta endotoxins; Improvement; Metabolism; Random mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOINSECTICIDES; CELL METABOLISM; DELTA-ENDOTOXIN; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; IMPROVEMENT; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; NITROUS ACID; RANDOM MUTAGENESIS; VEGETATIVE CELLS;

METABOLISM;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; GLUCOSE; INSECTICIDE; NITROUS ACID;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; METABOLISM; MUTAGENICITY;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOMASS; CELL METABOLISM; CELL VIABILITY; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; METABOLISM; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SPOROGENESIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 3242889460     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02323.x     Document Type: Article

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