Green algae (Chlorella pyrenoidosa) adsorbs Bacillus thurigiensis (Bt) toxin, Cry1Ca insecticidal protein, without an effect on growth

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 6-10

  Wang, Jiamei ^a,b   Chen, Xiuping ^a   Li, Yunhe ^a   Su, Changqing ^a   Ding, Jiatong ^b   Peng, Yufa ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorella pyrenoidosa; Cry1Ca insecticidal protein; Non target effect; Safety assessment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; PROTEIN CRY1CA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; INSECTICIDE; SAFETY; TOXICITY;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GROWTH CURVE; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TOXICITY TESTING;

CHLORELLA PYRENOIDOSA; CRY1CA INSECTICIDAL PROTEIN; NON-TARGET EFFECT; SAFETY ASSESSMENT;

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLORELLA; CULTURE MEDIA; ENDOTOXINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84900465259     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.04.026     Document Type: Article

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