Tolerance to Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin in immune-suppressed larvae of the flour moth Ephestia kuehniella

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-132

  Mahbubur Rahman, M ^a   Roberts, Harry L S ^a   Schmidt, Otto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Coagulation; Crystal toxin; Ephestia kuehniella; Lipophorin; Melanization; Parasitoid; Prophenoloxidase; Tropolone

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; LIPOPHORIN; LIPOPROTEIN; TROPOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEMOLYMPH; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOLOGY; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENDOTOXINS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEMOLYMPH; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TROPOLONE;

ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 34548572393     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2007.03.018     Document Type: Article

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