Identification of Novel Crystal Protein Gene from a Strain of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kenyae

  • Park, Jae-Young (School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Roh, Jong-Yul (School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Li, Ming-Shun (School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Shim, Hee-Jin (School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Boo, Kyung-Saeng (School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Je, Yeon-Ho (School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2003.04.01

Abstract

Bacillus thuringiensis 2385-1, which showed toxicity to lepidopteran but not to dipteran was isolated from Korean soil sample and characterized. The H-serotype of 2385-1 was identical to that of serovar kenyae (H4a4c), and its crystal toxin was bipyramidal-shaped with a molecular weight of 130 kDa. However, the plasmid profile of 2385-1 was different from that of serovar kenyae. (omitted)

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