Diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis Crystal Toxins and Mechanism of Action

Advances in Insect Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 39-87

  Adang, Michael J ^a,b   Crickmore, Neil ^c   Jurat Fuentes, Juan Luis ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Aminopeptidase; Bacillus thuringiensis; Cadherin; Classification; Cry toxin; Cyt toxin; Midgut receptor; Mode of action; Parasporin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908368564     PISSN: 00652806     EISSN: 22136800     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800197-4.00002-6     Document Type: Chapter

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