In vivo binding of the Cry11Bb toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. medellin to the midgut of mosquito larvae (Diptera: Culicidae)
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. medellin produces numerous proteins among which 94 kDa known as Cry11Bb, has mosquitocidal activity. The mode of action of the Cry11 proteins has been described as similar to those of the Cry1 toxins, nevertheless, the mechanism of action is still not clear. In this stu...
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2004-01-01
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000100013 |