Isolation and characterization of strain of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kenyae containing two novel cry1-type toxin genes

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1498-1503

  Choi, Jae Young ^a   Li, Ming Shun ^b,e   Shim, Hee Jin ^b   Roh, Jong Yul ^b   Woo, Soo Dong ^c   Jin, Byung Rae ^d   Boo, Kyung Saeng ^b   Je, Yeon Ho ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d Dong A University   (South Korea)

^e HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis 2385 1; cry1 type gene; Insecticidal activity; Novel crystal protein; PCR RFLP

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CRYSTAL PROTEIN 1; CRYSTAL PROTEIN 1-12; CRYSTAL PROTEIN 1-5; CRYSTAL PROTEIN 1AB; CRYSTAL PROTEIN 1AC; CRYSTAL PROTEIN 1C; CRYSTAL PROTEIN 1JA1; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARMYWORM; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS KENYAE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSECT; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEROTYPE; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOUTH KOREA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENDOTOXINS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; LEPIDOPTERA; SPODOPTERA;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KENYAE; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 35348829269     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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