Synergistic activity between Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac toxins against maize stem borer (Chilo partellus Swinhoe)

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 42-47

  Sharma, P ^a   Nain, V ^b,c   Lakhanpaul, S ^a   Kumar, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c GAUTAM BUDDHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

BBMV; Bt mode of action; FITC labelling; Protein over expression; endotoxins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOASSAY; CELL MEMBRANES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTEINS; TOXICITY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRUSH BORDER MEMBRANE VESICLES; CHILO PARTELLUS; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; IN-VITRO; MODE OF ACTION; OVER-EXPRESSION; PROBIT ANALYSIS; SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITY; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TOXIN BINDING;

METABOLITES;

CRY1AB TOXIN; CRY1AC TOXIN; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTICIDE; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOPESTICIDE; CROP PEST; ECOTOXICOLOGY; MAIZE; MOTH; PROTEIN; SYNERGISM; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRUSH BORDER; CHILO PARTELLUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; LARVA; MAIZE; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; PLANT PEST; PLANT STEM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG POTENTIATION; FLUORESCENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEPIDOPTERA; METABOLISM; STAINING; SURVIVAL;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHILO PARTELLUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXAPODA; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENDOTOXINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; STAINING AND LABELING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953529605     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2010.02856.x     Document Type: Article

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