Biological properties of loop-replaced mutants of Bacillus thuringiensis mosquitocidal Cry4Aa

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-183

  Howlader, Mohammad Tofazzal Hossain ^a,b   Kagawa, Yasuhiro ^a   Sakai, Hiroshi ^a   Hayakawa, Tohru ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry4Aa; Culex pipiens; Genetic engineering; Loop replaced mutants; Mosquitocidal toxicity

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CRY4AA; CULEX PIPIENS; LOOP REPLACED MUTANTS; MOSQUITOCIDAL TOXICITY;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOASSAY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PEST CONTROL; TOXICITY;

MOSQUITO CONTROL;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CRY4AA TOXIN; INSECTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOASSAY; CULEX PIPIENS; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CULICIDAE; DNA PRIMERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOTOXINS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MOSQUITO CONTROL; MUTATION; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; CULEX PIPIENS;

EID: 68049125943     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2009.03.016     Document Type: Article

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