Letters in Applied Microbiology (1997) 24, 438-440

N. Wasano, H. Saitoh and M. Ohba (1997)
A high homology exists in N-terminal amino acid sequences of delta-endotoxins between Lepidoptera-specific and Coleoptera-specific Bacillus thuringiensis strains
Letters in Applied Microbiology 24 (6), 438-440
Abstract: The 130 kDa parasporal inclusion proteins of the Lepidoptera-specific Bacillus thuringiensis reference strains for four H serovars were examined for sequences of 14 N-terminal amino acids. The four sequences fell into a single category, MNRNNQNEYEVIDA, and were dissimilar to any of the established sequences for Lepidoptera- and/or Diptera-killing crystal proteins. They were highly related to the reported sequence of the 130 kDa protein of the strain Buibui (serovar japonensis), which is specific for scarabaeid coleopterans.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
molecular biology - genes

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
Bacillus thuringiensis (entomopathogen)
Bacillus thuringiensis var. japonensis (entomopathogen)