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Variant Cry1Ia toxins generated by DNA shuffling are active against sugarcane giant borer.
Journal of biotechnology - 1 Feb 2010
Craveiro Kilvia I C, Gomes Júnior José Edilson, Silva Maria Cristina M, Macedo Leonardo L P, Lucena Wagner A, Silva Marilia S, de Souza Júnior José Dijair Antonino, Oliveira Gustavo R, de Magalhães Mariana T Quezado, Santiago Antônio D, Grossi-de-Sa Maria Fatima
Abstract excerpt
Sugarcane giant borer (Telchin licus licus) is a serious sugarcane pest in Americas whose endophytic lifestyle hampers effective chemical and biological controls. Therefore, development of alternative control methods is extremely important. Envisaging development of transgenic plants resistant to this pest, we investigated the effect of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry protein Cry1Ia12synth (truncated protein...
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