| Literature DB >> 12177745 |
Robert Manasherob1, Eitan Ben-Dov, Wu Xiaoqiang, Sammy Boussiba, Arieh Zaritsky.
Abstract
A transgenic strain of the nitrogen-fixing filamentous cyanobacterium Anabaena PCC 7120 protected expressed delta-endotoxin proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis from damage inflicted by UV-B, a sunlight component that penetrates Earth's ozone layer. This organism, which serves as a food source to mosquito larvae and could multiply in their breeding sites, may solve the environment-imposed limitations of B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis as a mosquito biological control agent.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12177745 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-001-0106-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Microbiol ISSN: 0343-8651 Impact factor: 2.188