Bt protein rhizosecreted from transgenic maize does not accumulate in soil

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Margarit, Ezequiel ^a   Reggiardo, Martín I ^a   Permingeat, Hugo R ^b  

^a Centro de Estudios Fotosinteticos Y Bioquimicos   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

cryIAB gene; CryIAB protein; ELISA; Genetically modified organisms; PCR; Zea mays (L.)

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CROPS; GENES; PLANT CELL CULTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS;

CRYIAB GENE; CRYIAB PROTEIN; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS; ZEA MAYS (L.);

PROTEINS;

PROTEIN CRYIAB; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL; TRANSGENIC CROP;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 44349101091     PISSN: None     EISSN: 07173458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2225/vol11-issue2-fulltext-3     Document Type: Article

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