Cotesia plutellae Bracovirus Genome and Its Function in Altering Insect Physiology

Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 181-191

  Kim, Yonggyun ^a   Choi, Jae Young ^b   Je, Yeon Ho ^b  

^a Andong National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cotesia plutellae; Genome; Immune; Metamorphosis; Plutella xylostella; Polydnavirus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRACOVIRUS; COTESIA; COTESIA PLUTELLAE; DNA VIRUSES; EUKARYOTA; HEXAPODA; ICHNEUMONOIDEA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 40849146157     PISSN: 12268615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1226-8615(08)60351-9     Document Type: Review

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