A mid-gut microbiota is not required for the pathogenicity of Bacillus thuringiensis to diamondback moth larvae

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2556-2563

  Raymond, Ben ^a   Johnston, Paul R ^b   Wright, Denis J ^c   Ellis, Richard J ^c,d   Crickmore, Neil ^b   Bonsall, Michael B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROBACTER; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LARVA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIODIVERSITY; ENDOTOXINS; ENTEROBACTER; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; LARVA; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; RIFAMPIN; VIRULENCE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER SP.; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 70349684507     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2009.01980.x     Document Type: Article

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