Biochemistry and mode of action of the Bacillus sphaericus toxins
Bacillus sphaericus produces at least two toxins which are highly toxic to mosquito larvae. The binary toxin, which is comprised of proteins of 51.4 and 41.9 kDa, is present in all highly insecticidal strains. The 100 kDa SSII-1 toxin is present in most highly insecticidal as well as the weakly inse...
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| description | Bacillus sphaericus produces at least two toxins which are highly toxic to mosquito larvae. The binary toxin, which is comprised of proteins of 51.4 and 41.9 kDa, is present in all highly insecticidal strains. The 100 kDa SSII-1 toxin is present in most highly insecticidal as well as the weakly insecticidal strains. The current status of studies on biochemistry and mode of action of these toxins is reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fda45e79cef147c584409f3738d010e02023-08-02T08:19:22ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80601995-02-01901818610.1590/S0074-02761995000100018Biochemistry and mode of action of the Bacillus sphaericus toxinsElizabeth W DavidsonBacillus sphaericus produces at least two toxins which are highly toxic to mosquito larvae. The binary toxin, which is comprised of proteins of 51.4 and 41.9 kDa, is present in all highly insecticidal strains. The 100 kDa SSII-1 toxin is present in most highly insecticidal as well as the weakly insecticidal strains. The current status of studies on biochemistry and mode of action of these toxins is reviewed.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000100018biochemistryBacillus sphaericustoxins |
| spellingShingle | Elizabeth W Davidson Biochemistry and mode of action of the Bacillus sphaericus toxins Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz biochemistry Bacillus sphaericus toxins |
| title | Biochemistry and mode of action of the Bacillus sphaericus toxins |
| title_full | Biochemistry and mode of action of the Bacillus sphaericus toxins |
| title_fullStr | Biochemistry and mode of action of the Bacillus sphaericus toxins |
| title_full_unstemmed | Biochemistry and mode of action of the Bacillus sphaericus toxins |
| title_short | Biochemistry and mode of action of the Bacillus sphaericus toxins |
| title_sort | biochemistry and mode of action of the bacillus sphaericus toxins |
| topic | biochemistry Bacillus sphaericus toxins |
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