Recombinant Bacillus thuringiensis strain shows high insecticidal activity against Plutella xylostella and Leptinotarsa decemlineata without affecting nontarget species in the field

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1536-1543

  Wang, G ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Song, F ^a   Gu, A ^b   Uwais, A ^c   Shao, T ^a   Huang, D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b XINJIANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bioassay; Microbial population variation; Nontarget organisms; Recombinant strain

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOASSAY; CLONING;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; IN-FIELD; MICROBIAL POPULATION VARIATION; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; NON-TARGET ORGANISM; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; POPULATION VARIATION; RECOMBINANT BACILLI; RECOMBINANT STRAINS; SPECTRA'S;

GENES;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOPESTICIDE; DICOTYLEDON; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECTICIDE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOTH; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOASSAY; COLEOPTERA; COLORADO POTATO BEETLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRY1BA GENE; CRY1BA3 GENE; CRY3AA7 GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; INSECT; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; WILD TYPE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPTINOTARSA; LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA;

EID: 54049136886     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03866.x     Document Type: Article

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