A genetically engineered Pseudomonas fluorescens strain possesses dual activity against phytopathogenic fungi and insects

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 281-286

  Lu, Wenwei ^a,b   Zhang, Weiqiong ^a   Bai, Yan ^a   Fu, Yingying ^a   Chen, Jun ^a   Geng, Xiaolu ^a   Wang, Yujing ^a   Xiao, Ming ^a  

^a SHANGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

Author keywords

AaHIT1; Biocontrol; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Scorpion neurotoxin

Indexed keywords

ANDROCTONUS AUSTRALIS HECTOR INSECT TOXIN 1; FUNGICIDE; INSECTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CODON USAGE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RHIZOSPHERE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; FUNGI; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INSECTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROPEPTIDES; PHLOROGLUCINOL; PLANT DISEASES; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SCORPION VENOMS;

ANDROCTONUS AUSTRALIS HECTOR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HEXAPODA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 77649205345     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0908.08005     Document Type: Article

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