Cyt1Aa protein from Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) serovar israelensis is active against the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann)

Pest Management Science

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 949-955

  Cristian Vidal Quist, J ^a   Castañera, Pedro ^a   González Cabrera, Joel ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

endotoxins; Bacillus thuringiensis; Ceratatis capitata; Culexpipiens; Medfly; Proteases; Sesamia nonagrioides; Solubilisation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; INSECTICIDE;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLY; FRUIT; INSECTICIDE; LARVA; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; PROTEIN; SOLUBILIZATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; LARVA; MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLY; METABOLISM; SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CERATITIS CAPITATA; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; SOLUBILITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPITATA; CERATITIS CAPITATA; CULEX PIPIENS; SESAMIA NONAGRIOIDES;

EID: 77956000937     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1965     Document Type: Article

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