Conjugative Transfer of Insecticidal Plasmid pHT73 from Bacillus thuringiensis to B. anthracis and Compatibility of This Plasmid with pXO1 and pXO2

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 468-473

  Yuan, Yongming ^a   Zheng, Dasheng ^a   Hu, Xiaomin ^a   Cai, Quanxin ^a   Yuan, Zhiming ^a  

^a WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONJUGATIVE TRANSFER; CRYSTAL PROTEINS; ETIOLOGIC AGENTS; GENE POOLS; GENETIC EXCHANGE; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; LIQUID MEDIUM; PUBLIC HEALTH; THURINGIENSIS; TRANSCONJUGANTS; TRANSFER RATES;

BACTERIOLOGY;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

INSECTICIDE;

BACTERIUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH RISK; INSECTICIDE; PATHOGENICITY; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PLASMID;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONJUGATION, GENETIC; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; PLASMIDS;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA;

EID: 75249095118     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01984-09     Document Type: Article

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