Expressing a fusion protein with protease and chitinase activities increases the virulence of the insect pathogen Beauveria bassiana

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-159

  Fang, Weiguo ^a,c   Feng, Jin ^a   Fan, Yanhua ^a   Zhang, Yongjun ^a   Bidochka, Michael J ^b   Leger, Raymond J St ^c   Pei, Yan ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Biological control; Chitinase; Entomopathogenic fungi; Genetic engineering; Protease; Protein engineering

Indexed keywords

CHIMERIC PROTEIN; CHITINASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; INSECT; INSECT CONTROL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; BEAUVERIA; CHITINASE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTS; MUTANT CHIMERIC PROTEINS; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 70249106320     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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