Cry2A toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis expressed in insect cells are toxic to two lepidopteran insects

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2941-2948

  Lima, G M S ^a   Aguiar, R W S ^a   Correa R F T ^a   Martins, E S ^a,b   Gomes, A C M ^b   Nagata, T ^a   De Souza, M T ^a   Monnerat, R G ^b   Ribeiro, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Baculovirus; Cry2Aa; Cry2Ab; Lepidopteran insects

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); MICROORGANISMS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PROTEINS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACULOVIRUS; CRY2AA; CRY2AB; LEPIDOPTERAN INSECTS;

VIRUSES;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA; AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA MNPV; AUTOGRAPHA CALIFORNICA NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 54849417776     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9836-x     Document Type: Article

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