Bacillus thuringiensis A genomics and proteomics perspective

Bioengineered Bugs

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-50

  Ibrahim, Mohamed A ^a   Griko, Natalya ^a   Junker, Matthew ^b   Bulla, Lee A ^a,c  

^a Biological Targets Inc   (United States)

^b KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cadherin receptors; Cry toxins; Parasporal crystals; Sporulation; Toxin receptor interaction

Indexed keywords

CRY1AB TOXIN; CRY1AC TOXIN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOCHEMISTRY; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOMICS; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW; TAXONOMY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOENGINEERING; CADHERINS; ENDOTOXINS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOMICS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEOMICS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA;

EID: 77957584698     PISSN: 19491018     EISSN: 19491026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/bbug.1.1.10519     Document Type: Review

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