High temperature of development and selection of Bacillus thuringiensis-supernatant-resistant females in a Drosophila melanogaster Oregon R strain.

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High temperature of development and selection of Bacillus thuringiensis-supernatant-resistant females in a Drosophila melanogaster Oregon R strain.

Genetica - 1 Jan 1990

Paumard-Rigal S, Rosenberg-Bourgin M

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The supernatant of Bacillus thuringiensis cultures contains a thermostable toxin: the beta exotoxin or thuringiensin, which in vivo acts as a preferential inhibitor of ribosomal RNA synthesis. Added to Drosophila melanogaster culture medium, it induces, during the flies' development, a lethal eff...

Topics

Adenosine
Animals
Bacillus thuringiensis
Bacterial Toxins
Drosophila melanogaster
Female
Genetic Variation
In Vitro Techniques
RNA, Ribosomal
Selection, Genetic
Sugar Acids
Temperature

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