Molecular Approaches to Improve the Insecticidal Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Toxins

Molecular Approaches to Improve the Insecticidal Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry Toxins

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a gram-positive spore-forming soil bacterium that is distributed worldwide. Originally recognized as a pathogen of the silkworm, several strains were found on epizootic events in insect pests. In the 1960s, Bt began to be successfully used to control insect pests in ag...

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Main Authors: Lucena, Wagner A., Pelegrini, Patrícia B., Martins-de-Sa, Diogo, Fonseca, Fernando C. A., Gomes, Jose E., de Macedo, Leonardo L. P., da Silva, Maria Cristina M., Oliveira, Raquel S., Grossi-de-Sa, Maria F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4147589/

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