Mechanisms of inducible resistance against Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxins in invertebrates

Insect Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 319-330

  Ma, Gang ^a   Sarjan, Muhammad ^b   Preston, Christopher ^a   Asgari, Sassan ^c   Schmidt, Otto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MATARAM   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Crystal toxin; Innate immunity; Melanization; Resistance mechanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249285949     PISSN: 16729609     EISSN: 17447917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1005-295X.2005.00039.x     Document Type: Review

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