Lack of detrimental effects of Bacillus thuringiensis cry toxins on the insect predator Chrysoperla carnea: A toxicological, histopathological, and biochemical analysis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1595-1603

  Rodrigo Simón, Ana ^a   De Maagd, Ruud A ^b   Avilla, Carlos ^c   Bakker, Petra L ^b   Molthoff, Jos ^b   González Zamora, Jose E ^c   Ferré, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIODIVERSITY; PATHOLOGY; PROTEINS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS CRY TOXINS; HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EFFECTS; LACEWING LARVAE;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CRY TOXIN; CRY1AB TOXIN; CRY1AC TOXIN; CRY2AB TOXIN; RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; NONTARGET ORGANISM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOASSAY; BRUSH BORDER VESICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INSECT; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; TISSUE SECTION; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTS; MICROVILLI; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA; CHRYSOPIDAE; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 33144466717     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.72.2.1595-1603.2006     Document Type: Article

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