Optimization of photobioreactor growth conditions for a cyanobacterium expressing mosquitocidal Bacillus thuringiensis Cry proteins

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-71

  Ketseoglou, Irene ^a   Bouwer, Gustav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anabaena PCC 7120 11; Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis; Mosquitocidal; Photobioreactor; Response surface methodology

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA PCC 7120#11; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SUBSP. ISRAELENSIS; MOSQUITOCIDAL; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY;

BACTERIOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISEASES; ESSENTIAL OILS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

OPTIMIZATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CRY PROTEIN; LARVICIDAL AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIRFLOW; ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOTON FLUX DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REACTOR OPTIMIZATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD;

ANABAENA PCC 7120#11; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOVA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SUBSP. ISRAELENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SUBSPECIES ISRAELENSIS; BTI; LC(50); MEDIAN LETHAL CONCENTRATION; MOSQUITOCIDAL; PAR; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOTON FLUX DENSITY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PPFD; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE; RPM; RSM; VESSEL VOLUMES PER MINUTE; VVM;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYANOBACTERIA; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; LARVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

EID: 84880443676     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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