Draft genome sequences of two Bacillus thuringiensis strains and characterization of a putative 41.9-kDa insecticidal toxin

Toxins

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1490-1504

  Palma, Leopoldo ^a   Muñoz, Delia ^b   Berry, Colin ^c   Murillo, Jesús ^b   Caballero, Primitivo ^a,b  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Genome annotation; Insecticidal activity; Insecticidal toxins; Microbial control; Next generation sequencing

Indexed keywords

HEMOLYSIN; INSECT VENOM; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOGENE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING; BACTERIAL GENOME; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; TOXICITY;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84899817371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins6051490     Document Type: Article

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