Cloning, expression and activity of cry1Ia gene from Bacillus thuringiensis isolate

Chinese Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-53

  li Ming, Dou ^a,b   Lan Lan, Han ^a,b   Jie, Zhang ^a   Kang Lai, He ^a   Kui Jun, Zhao ^b   da Fang, Huang ^a   fu Ping, Song ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; cloning; cry1Ia gene; expression; insecticidal activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011436355     PISSN: 14792362     EISSN: 14792370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1479236208002118     Document Type: Article

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