How the insect pathogen bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis and Xenorhabdus/Photorhabdus occupy their hosts

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 220-231

  Nielsen LeRoux, Christina ^a   Gaudriault, Sophie ^b,c   Ramarao, Nalini ^a   Lereclus, Didier ^a   Givaudan, Alain ^b,c  

^a UMR1319 MICALIS   (France)

^b University of Montpellier II   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; IRON;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELL ADHESION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORHABDUS; REVIEW; XENORHABDUS;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INSECTS; PHOTORHABDUS; XENORHABDUS;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; PHOTORHABDUS; VERTEBRATA; XENORHABDUS;

EID: 84864057834     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: 18790364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2012.04.006     Document Type: Review

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