Characterization of a cry4Ba-type gene of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis and evidence of the synergistic larvicidal activity of its encoded protein with Cry2A δ-endotoxin of B. thuringiensis kurstaki on Culex pipiens (common house mosquito)

Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-25

  Zghal, Raida Zribi ^a   Tounsi, Slim ^a   Jaoua, Samir ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis; cry4Ba type gene; Culex pipiens; Insecticidal activity; Sequencing; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CRYSTALS; PROTEINS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOXICITY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS ISRAELENSIS; CRY4BA-TYPE GENE; CULEX PIPIENS; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; SEQUENCING;

GENES;

AMINO ACID; CRY2A DELTA ENDOTOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; LARVICIDAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CRY4BLB GENE; CRYSTAL; CULEX PIPIENS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CULEX; DNA PROBES; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; LARVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; OPEN READING FRAMES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33645676058     PISSN: 08854513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BA20050134     Document Type: Article

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