Detection of Bacillus cereus virulence factors in commercial products of Bacillus thuringiensis and expression of diarrheal enterotoxins in a target insect

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1283-1290

  Kyei Poku, George ^a   Gauthier, Debbie ^a   Pang, A ^a   Van Frankenhuyzen, K ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai; Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis; Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki; Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis; Choristoneura fumiferana; Enterotoxins; Gene expression; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; HEALTH RISKS; PATHOGENS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; ENTEROTOXINS; PATHOGENESIS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA;

ENTEROTOXIN;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DETECTION METHOD; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECT; INSECTICIDE; TOXIN; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS AIZAWAI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS ISRAELENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BCET GENE; CES GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTK GENE; ENTFM GENE; ENTS GENE; ENTT GENE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HBL GENE; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; NHE GENE; NHEA GENE; NHEB GENE; NHEC GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PIPLC GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPTICEMIA; SPH GENE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; ENTEROTOXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTS; LARVA; OPERON; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR AIZAWAI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR TENEBRIONIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 38949128734     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W07-106     Document Type: Article

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