Investigation of the steps involved in the difference of susceptibility of Ephestia kuehniella and Spodoptera littoralis to the Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa16 toxin

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 198-201

  Abdelkefi Mesrati, Lobna ^a   Boukedi, Hanen ^a   Chakroun, Maissa ^a,b   Kamoun, Fakher ^a   Azzouz, Hichem ^a   Tounsi, Slim ^a   Rouis, Souad ^a   Jaoua, Samir ^a,c  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Qatar University   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Activation; Bacillus thuringiensis; Ephestia kuehniella; Midgut putative receptor; Spodoptera littoralis; Vip3Aa16

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; VIP3A PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; LARVA; MOTH;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE; LARVA; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SPODOPTERA;

ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; GOSSYPIUM BARBADENSE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; KUEHNIELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS;

EID: 79961020932     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2011.05.014     Document Type: Article

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