Improving Cry8Ka toxin activity towards the cotton boll weevil (<it>Anthonomus grandis</it>)

Improving Cry8Ka toxin activity towards the cotton boll weevil (<it>Anthonomus grandis</it>)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The cotton boll weevil (<it>Anthonomus grandis</it>) is a serious insect-pest in the Americas, particularly in Brazil. The use of chemical or biological insect control is not effective against the cotton boll weevil becau...

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Main Authors: Gomes José E, Souza Djair SL, Beneventi Magda A, Firmino Alexandre AP, Nakasu Erich YT, Lucena Wagner A, Silva Maria CM, Oliveira Gustavo R, de Souza José DA, Rigden Daniel J, Ramos Hudson B, Soccol Carlos R, Grossi-de-Sa Maria F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
Subjects:
<it>Anthonomus grandis</it>
<it>Bacillus thuringiensis</it>
Cotton
DNA shuffling
Phage display
Molecular modeling
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/11/85

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