| Literature DB >> 2552921 |
C Angsuthanasombat1, S Panyim.
Abstract
The 130-kilodalton mosquito larvicidal gene, cloned from Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis, was introduced into the cyanobacterium Agmenellum quadruplicatum PR-6 by plasmid transformation. Transformed cells synthesized 130-kilodalton delta-endotoxin protein and showed mosquito larvicidal activity. Results demonstrate a potential use of a cyanobacterium for biological control of mosquitoes.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2552921 PMCID: PMC203095 DOI: 10.1128/aem.55.9.2428-2430.1989
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792