Selection and characterisation of an HD1-like Bacillus thuringiensis isolate with a high insecticidal activity against Spodoptera littoralis (lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Pest Management Science

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1192-1201

  Azzouz, Hichem ^a   Kebaili Ghribi, Jihene ^a   ben Farhat Touzri, Dalel ^a   Daoud, Fatma ^a   Fakhfakh, Ines ^a   Tounsi, Slim ^a   Jaoua, Samir ^b  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b Qatar University   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bioinsecticide production; Characterisation; cry genes; Spodoptera littoralis; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOPESTICIDE; CROP PEST; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; MOTH; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXIN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR AIZAWAI; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; LARVA; METABOLISM; PLASMID; PROCEDURES; SPODOPTERA;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLASMIDS; SPODOPTERA;

EID: 84903557796     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.3661     Document Type: Article

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