Expression and characterization of the chitinases from Serratia marcescens GEI strain for the control of Varroa destructor, a honey bee parasite

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 75-82

  Tu, Shuang ^a,b   Qiu, Xuehong ^b   Cao, Li ^b   Han, Richou ^b   Zhang, Yi ^a,b   Liu, Xuejiao ^c,d  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Guangdong Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Apis cerana; Apis mellifera; Chitinases; Mite control; Serratia marcescens GEI; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHITINASE; ISOENZYME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APICULTURE; ARTICLE; BEE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MITE INFESTATION; PARASITOLOGY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VARROIDAE; MITE INFESTATIONS; VETERINARY;

ACARICIDES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BEEKEEPING; BEES; CHITINASE; FEMALE; ISOENZYMES; MITE INFESTATIONS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARROIDAE;

ACARI; APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 77954865040     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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