Termiticidal activity of lectins from Myracrodruon urundeuva against Nasutitermes corniger and its mechanisms

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-59

  Napoleão, Thiago H ^a   Gomes, Francis S ^a   Lima, Thâmarah A ^a   Santos, Nataly D L ^a   Sá, Roberto A ^c   Albuquerque, Auristela C ^b   Coelho, Luana C B B ^a   Paiva, Patrícia M G ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gut bacteria; Insecticidal activity; Lectin; Myracrodruon urundeuva; Nasutitermes corniger; Trypsin

Indexed keywords

BACTERICIDES; BINDING ENERGY; ENZYMES; TERMITE RESISTANCE;

GUT BACTERIA; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LECTIN; MYRACRODRUON URUNDEUVA; NASUTITERMES CORNIGER; TRYPSIN;

BACTERIA;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CHITIN; DICOTYLEDON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INSECTICIDE; PROTEIN;

ASTRONIUM URUNDEUVA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMES CORNIGER;

EID: 78650677691     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2010.05.015     Document Type: Article

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