DISTRIBUTION OF CLOSTRIDIAL CRY-LIKE GENES AMONG BACILLUS-THURINGIENSIS AND CLOSTRIDIUM STRAINS

Authors
BARLOY F LECADET MM DELECLUSE A
Citation
F. Barloy et al., DISTRIBUTION OF CLOSTRIDIAL CRY-LIKE GENES AMONG BACILLUS-THURINGIENSIS AND CLOSTRIDIUM STRAINS, Current microbiology, 36(4), 1998, pp. 232-237
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Current microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03438651
Volume
36
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
232 - 237
Database
ISI
SICI code
0343-8651(1998)36:4<232:DOCCGA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The presence of two cry-like genes first identified in Clostridium bif ermentans subsp, malaysia CH18 was investigated in Clostridium species including 12 subspecies of Clostridium bifermentans, 13 strains of ot her members of Clostridia genus, and 13 different subspecies of Bacill us thuringiensis. Oligonucleotides designed to amplify the two toxin g enes, cmb71 and cmb72, were used. We found that these genes are presen t in 80%, of the Clostridium bifermentans strains tested and in 8% of the other Clostridium and Bacillus thuringiensis strains.