Identification of vip3A-type genes from Bacillus thuringiensis strains and characterization of a novel vip3A-type gene

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 432-438

  Liu, J ^a,b   Song, F ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Liu, R ^a   He, K ^a   Tan, J ^b   Huang, D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; PCR RFLP; Spodoptera exigua; vip3A type genes; vip3Aa19

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONSERVED REGIONS; INSECTS PESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION-RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; THURINGIENSIS; VIP3A GENE; VIP3A-TYPE GENE; VIP3AA19;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ENZYMES; GENES; STRAIN;

BACTERIUM; GENE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN;

ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; LARVA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCREENING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 34848821186     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2007.02217.x     Document Type: Article

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