Bacillus thuringiensis toxins: An overview of their biocidal activity

Toxins

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3296-3325

  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; Bt biopesticides; Cry toxins; Cyt toxins; Parasporins; Sip toxins; Toxic activity; Vip toxins

Indexed keywords

ALVEOLYSIN; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BETA EXOTOXIN; CRY TOXIN; CYT TOXIN; SECRETORY PROTEIN; SIP TOXIN; SPHAERICOLYSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIP TOXIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTICIDE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; GENE; HEMIPTERA; HUMAN; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LEPIDOPTERA; LYSINIBACILLUS SPHAERICUS; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SECRETION (PROCESS); SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; PROCEDURES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; POSIBACTERIA;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 84919826147     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins6123296     Document Type: Review

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