Expression of mel gene improves the UV resistance of Bacillus thuringiensis

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 151-157

  Zhang, J T ^a   Yan, J P ^a   Zheng, D S ^a   Sun, Y J ^a   Yuan, Z M ^a  

^a WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Co expression; Melanin; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IRRADIATION;

ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CO-EXPRESSION; DIAMOND CRYSTALS; ENGINEERED STRAINS; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; RECOMBINANT STRAINS; SDS-PAGE; TYROSINASE; ULTRAVIOLET RESISTANCES;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CRY1A PROTEIN; DIAMOND; MELANIN;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; ENZYME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; IRRADIATION; LABORATORY METHOD; MELANIN; PHOTOPROTECTION; PROTEIN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECOMBINATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LABORATORY; MEL GENE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPOROGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA;

EID: 44849100217     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03729.x     Document Type: Article

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