The pattern of toxin genes and expression of diarrheal enterotoxins in Bacillus thuringiensis strains isolated from commercial bioinsecticides

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Scarano, C ^a   Virdis, S ^a   Cossu, F ^a   Frongia, R ^a   De Santis, E P L ^a   Cosseddu, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

B. thuringiensis; Bioinsecticides; Toxin genes pattern; Toxin production

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENTEROTOXIN; INSECTICIDE; PROTEIN BECT; PROTEIN CERA; PROTEIN CERB; PROTEIN CES; PROTEIN CYTK; PROTEIN HBLA; PROTEIN HBLC; PROTEIN HBLD; PROTEIN NHEA; PROTEIN NHEB; PROTEIN NHEC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; GASTROENTERITIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROTOXINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; INSECTICIDES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70049118137     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-009-9288-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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