Improving the insecticidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai against Spodoptera exigua by chromosomal expression of a chitinase gene

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-192

  Thamthiankul, S ^a   Moar, W J ^b   Miller, M E ^b   Panbangred, W ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHITINASE; PROTEIN CRY1C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FUSION GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LARVA; LC 50; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPOROGENESIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SUPERNATANT; WILD TYPE;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR AIZAWAI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 4043092288     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-004-1606-6     Document Type: Article

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