Structural relatedness between mosquitocidal endotoxins of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis |
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| Authors: | F Garduno L Thorne A M Walfield T J Pollock |
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| Affiliation: | Syntro Corporation, San Diego, California 92121. |
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| Abstract: | A mosquitocidal toxin gene, cloned from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis, was introduced into mutant crystal-negative B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis cells. Partial toxicity to mosquitos was restored. The 58-kilodalton cloned gene product is a minor protein component of B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis crystals and is structurally related to a major, 135-kilodalton crystal toxin. |
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