Structural and functional characterization of Mpp75Aa1.1, a putative beta-pore forming protein from Brevibacillus laterosporus active against the western corn rootworm.

The western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, is a major corn pest of significant economic importance in the United States. The continuous need to control this corn maize pest and the development of field-evolved resistance toward all existing transgenic maize (Zea mays L....

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Main Authors: Jean-Louis Kouadio, Stephen Duff, Michael Aikins, Meiying Zheng, Timothy Rydel, Danqi Chen, Eric Bretsnyder, Chunsheng Xia, Jun Zhang, Jason Milligan, Artem Evdokimov, Jeffrey Nageotte, Yong Yin, William Moar, Kara Giddings, Yoonseong Park, Agoston Jerga, Jeffrey Haas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258052