Bacillus thuringiensis Cry and Cyt mutants useful to counter toxin action in specific environments and to overcome insect resistance in the field

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-117

  Soberón, Mario ^a   Rodriguez Almazán, Claudia ^a   Muñóz Garay, Carlos ^a   Pardo López, Liliana ^a   Porta, Helena ^a   Bravo, Alejandra ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anti toxin; Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry toxin; Cyt toxin; Dominant negative mutant; Insect resistance

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84867997786     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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