Creation of an Industrial Bacillus thuringiensis Strain With High Melanin Production and UV Tolerance by Gene Editing

Bacillus thuringiensis produces insecticidal crystal proteins (ICPs) which exhibit strong insecticidal toxicity. But when used in the field, ICPs would be destroyed by ultraviolet (UV) radiation in sunlight, thus decreasing the insecticidal activity and shortening the persistence. To improve the dur...

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Main Authors: Lingyi Zhu, Yawen Chu, Bowen Zhang, Ximu Yuan, Kai Wang, Zhiyu Liu, Ming Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.913715/full