Toxicity and mode of action of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry proteins in the Mediterranean corn borer, Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefebvre)

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 2594-2600

  González Cabrera, Joel ^a   Farinós, Gema P ^b   Caccia, Silvia ^c   Díaz Mendoza, Mercedes ^b   Castañera, Pedro ^b   Leonardi, Maria Giovanna ^c   Giordana, Barbara ^c   Ferré, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; FLUORESCENCE; PESTICIDES; STABILITY; TOXICITY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS CRY PROTEINS; LARVAL BRUSH BORDER MEMBRANE VESICLES (BBMV); PORE-FORMING ACTIVITY; SESAMIA NONAGRIOIDES (LEFEBVRE);

PROTEINS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BIOTIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; IODINE 125; PROTEIN CRY; PROTEIN CRY1AB; PROTEIN CRY1AC; PROTEIN CRY1CA; PROTEIN CRY1DA; PROTEIN CRY1FA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; CROP PEST; MAIZE; PERMEABILITY; PEST DAMAGE; PROTEIN; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BINDING AFFINITY; BRUSH BORDER; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; EUROPEAN CORN BORER; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MEDITERRANEAN CORN BORER; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SESAMIA NONAGRIOIDES; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TOXICITY; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROVILLI; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ZEA MAYS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPIDOPTERA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; SESAMIA NONAGRIOIDES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646112654     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.72.4.2594-2600.2006     Document Type: Article

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