Characterisation and expression of a novel holotype crystal protein gene, cry56Aa1, from Bacillus thuringiensis strain Ywc2-8

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 283-288

  Zhu, J ^a   Zheng, A P ^a   Tan, F R ^a,b   Wang, S Q ^a   Deng, Q M ^a   Li, S C ^a   Wang, L X ^a   Li, P ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF EDIBLE FUNGI   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Characterisation; cry56Aa1; Expression; Insecticidal activity

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; AMINO ACID PROTEINS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS ISOLATES; CHARACTERISATION; CRYSTAL PROTEINS; E. COLI; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEINS; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; SICHUAN BASIN; SPHERICAL CRYSTAL; WESTERN CHINA;

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIOLOGY; CLONING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ENCODING; ORGANIC ACIDS; PROTEINS;

GENE EXPRESSION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

AEDES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DIPTERA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA;

EID: 76449120177     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-009-0147-6     Document Type: Article

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