Expressed sequence tags from larval gut of the European corn borer (<it>Ostrinia nubilalis</it>): Exploring candidate genes potentially involved in <it>Bacillus thuringiensis </it>toxicity and resistance

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lepidoptera represents more than 160,000 insect species which include some of the most devastating pests of crops, forests, and stored products. However, the genomic information on lepidopteran insects is very limited. Only a few stu...

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Main Authors: Crespo Andre LB, Yao Jianxiu, Higgins Randall A, Buschman Lawrent L, Chen Ming-Shun, Zhu Yu, Khajuria Chitvan, Siegfried Blair D, Muthukrishnan Subbaratnam, Zhu Kun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/286