The bacterium, Lysinibacillus sphaericus, as an insect pathogen

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Berry, Colin ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus sphaericus; Bin toxin; Cry toxin; Insecticidal toxin; Lysinibacillus sphaericus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; INSECTICIDE; MTX2 PROTEIN, BACILLUS SPHAERICUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; BACILLUS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; COCKROACH; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; COCKROACHES; CULICIDAE; DRUG SYNERGISM; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INSECTICIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPODOPTERA;

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLATTARIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84855190632     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2011.11.008     Document Type: Review

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