The surface layer protein of Bacillus thuringiensis CTC forms unique intracellular parasporal inclusion body

Journal of Basic Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 302-307

  Zhu, Chenguang ^a,b   Yu, Ziniu ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Parasporal inclusion body; Surface layer

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR FINITIMUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN CTC, BACTERIA; S LAYER PROTEINS; S-LAYER PROTEINS;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; CELL INCLUSION; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; INCLUSION BODIES; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

EID: 54049113080     PISSN: 0233111X     EISSN: 15214028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.200800013     Document Type: Article

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