Study of the Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa16 histopathological effects and determination of its putative binding proteins in the midgut of Spodoptera littoralis

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 250-254

  Abdelkefi Mesrati, Lobna ^a   Boukedi, Hanen ^a   Dammak Karray, Mariam ^a   Sellami Boudawara, Tahya ^b   Jaoua, Samir ^a,c   Tounsi, Slim ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b Laboratory of Anatomy and Pathological Cytology Sfax   (Tunisia)

^c Qatar University   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Activation; Bacillus thuringiensis; Histopathological effect; Midgut putative receptors; Spodoptera littoralis; Vip3Aa16

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROVILLUS; PROTEIN BINDING;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INSECTICIDES; MICROVILLI; PROTEIN BINDING; SPODOPTERA;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GOSSYPIUM BARBADENSE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS;

EID: 78751582351     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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