Solubilization, activation, and insecticidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar thompsoni HD542 crystal proteins

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 7145-7151

  Naimov, Samir ^a   Boncheva, Rumyana ^a   Karlova, Rumyana ^b   Dukiandjiev, Stefan ^a   Minkov, Ivan ^a   De Maagd, Ruud A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; COLLOIDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CRYSTALS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GELATION; POLYMERS; PORT TERMINALS; SODIUM; SODIUM SULFATE; SOLUBILITY;

A STABLES; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR; BIO-CHEMICALS; CRY PROTEINS; CRYSTAL PROTEINS; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEMOLYTIC ACTIVITIES; HEMOLYTIC ASSAYS; IN VITRO; INSECT PESTS; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITIES; INSECTICIDAL PROTEINS; MANDUCA SEXTA; MODE OF ACTIONS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESES; SMALL GROUPS; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATES; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; TERMINAL SEQUENCING;

PROTEINS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; INSECTICIDE; LARVA; LYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOTH; PEST CONTROL; PROTEIN; SOLUBILIZATION;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LEPIDOPTERA; MANDUCA SEXTA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SOLUBILIZATION;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOTOXINS; GASTRIC JUICE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; LETHAL DOSE 50; SOLUBILITY; TRYPSIN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR THOMPSONI; CYDIA POMONELLA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HEXAPODA; MANDUCA SEXTA; PIERIS RAPAE; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 57149090917     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00752-08     Document Type: Article

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