Vip3A is responsible for the potency of Bacillus thuringiensis 9816C culture supernatant against Helicoverpa armigera and Spodoptera exigua

Journal of General and Applied Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-89

  Cai, Jun ^a   Xiao, Liang ^a   Yan, Bing ^a   Chen, Yuenhua ^a   Ren, Gaixin ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bt9816C; Culture Supernatant; Vip3A protein

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOLYSIS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; SUPERNATANT;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; INSECTS; SPODOPTERA;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 33745220960     PISSN: 00221260     EISSN: 13498037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2323/jgam.52.83     Document Type: Article

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