Effects of transgenic corn and Cry1Ab protein on the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 334-340

  Hoss S ^a   Arndt, M ^b   Baumgarte, S ^c   Tebbe, C C ^c   Nguyen, H T ^d   Jehle, J A ^d  

^a Ecossa (Ecological Sediment and Soil Assessment)   (Germany)

^b Institute of Plant Protection   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^d Dienstleistungszentrum Landlicher Raum DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bt corn; Caenorhabditis elegans; Cry1Ab; Growth; Nematodes; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CRY1AB TOXIN;

BIOASSAY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITION; INSECTICIDE; MAIZE; NEMATODE; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SOIL FAUNA; TOXICITY; TOXIN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL ANALYSIS; TRANSGENIC CROP;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ENDOTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REPRODUCTION; ZEA MAYS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEMATODA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 42049111681     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.10.017     Document Type: Article

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