Molecular and insecticidal characterization of a Cry1I protein toxic to insects of the families noctuidae, tortricidae, plutellidae, and chrysomelidae

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 4796-4804

  De Escudero, Iñigo Ruiz ^a   Estela, Anna ^b   Porcar, Manuel ^a,c   Martínez, Clara ^a,d   Oguiza, José A ^a   Escriche, Baltasar ^b   Ferré, Juan ^b   Caballero, Primitivo ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROTEINS;

BIOINSECTICIDES; GENE ENCODING; INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR MASS;

INSECT CONTROL;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; INSECTICIDE; PROTEIN CRY1AB; PROTEIN CRY1AC; PROTEIN CRY1I; PROTEIN CRY1IA1; PROTEIN CRY1IA7; PROTEIN CRY1IB1; PROTEIN CRY1IC1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; GENE; INSECT; INSECTICIDE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; INSECT; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVA; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHRYSOMELIDAE; EARIAS INSULANA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; LOBESIA BOTRANA; NOCTUIDAE; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 33746036062     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02861-05     Document Type: Article

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