Expression of chitinase A (chiA) gene from a local isolate of Serratia marcescens in Coleoptera-specific Bacillus thuringiensis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 161-170

  Okay, S ^a   Tefon, B E ^a   Ozkan M ^b   Ozcengiz G ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Biocontrol; Bioinsecticides; Chitinases; Cry3Aa protein; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CLONING; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; PH EFFECTS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOINSECTICIDES; CHITINASES; CLONING AND EXPRESSION; COLEOPTERA; CRY3AA PROTEIN; PARENTAL STRAINS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; THURINGIENSIS; WESTERN-BLOT ANALYSIS;

PROTEINS;

CHITINASE;

BACTERIUM; BEETLE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; CLONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECTICIDE; PH; PLASMID; RECOMBINATION; SYNERGISM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COLEOPTERA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; COLEOPTERA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 37249019018     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03570.x     Document Type: Article

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