A novel Bacillus thuringiensis strain LLB6, isolated from bryophytes, and its new cry2Ac-type gene

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 301-307

  Zhang, L L ^a   Lin, J ^a   Luo, L ^a   Guan, C Y ^a   Zhang, Q L ^a   Guan, Y ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Ji, J T ^a   Huang, Z P ^a   Guan, Xiong ^a  

^a FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bryophyte; Cloning; Expression; Isolation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLITES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCREENING; STRAIN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRYOPHYTE; EXPRESSION; FUJIAN PROVINCE; ISOLATION; NEW MEMBERS; PHASE-CONTRAST; SEQUENCING AND EXPRESSION; THURINGIENSIS;

CLONING;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; CRY2AC5 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIA; CLONING; GENES; PROTEINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BRYOPHYTE; CHEMICAL CONTROL; CLONE; DETECTION METHOD; GENE EXPRESSION; MOSQUITO; PROTEIN; TOXIN;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOASSAY; CHINA; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TRAIT; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOSS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUJIAN; WUYI MOUNTAIN;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRYOPHYTES; PHYSCOMITRIUM;

EID: 33847053671     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.02072.x     Document Type: Article

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