Screening and identification of vip genes in Bacillus thuringiensis strains

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 219-225

  Hernandez Rodriguez C S ^a   Boets, A ^b   Van Rie, J ^b   Ferre J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Bayer sa nv Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bioinsecticides; PCR RFLP; Vegetative insecticidal proteins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; GENES;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOINSECTICIDES; CRY GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION-RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS; THURINGIENSIS; VEGETATIVE INSECTICIDAL PROTEIN; VIP3A GENE;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INSECTICIDE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CRY GENE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC SCREENING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIP1 GENE; VIP2 GENE; VIP3 GENE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 66849125908     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04199.x     Document Type: Article

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