Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ia10 and Vip3Aa protein interactions and their toxicity in Spodoptera spp. (Lepidoptera)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 152-158

  Bergamasco, V B ^a   Mendes, D R P ^a   Fernandes, O A ^a   Desiderio J A ^a   Lemos, M V F ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

In vitro competition assays; Receptor binding; Spodoptera albula; Spodoptera cosmioides; Spodoptera eridania; Spodoptera frugiperda

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; CRY TOXIN RECEPTORS, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECT PROTEIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTICIDE; VIP3A PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLONING; DRUG EFFECT; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; METABOLISM; SPODOPTERA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLONING, ORGANISM; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SPODOPTERA;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA ALBULA; SPODOPTERA COSMIOIDES; SPODOPTERA ERIDANIA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 84871595010     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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