Photorhabdus toxins: novel biological insecticides

Authors
ffrench-Constant, R Bowen, D
Citation
R. Ffrench-constant et D. Bowen, Photorhabdus toxins: novel biological insecticides, CURR OPIN M, 2(3), 1999, pp. 284-288
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Biotecnology & Applied Microbiology",Microbiology
Journal title
CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
13695274 → ACNP
Volume
2
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
284 - 288
Database
ISI
SICI code
1369-5274(199906)2:3<284:PTNBI>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Following concerns over the potential for insect resistance to insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensis toxins expressed in transgenic plants, there has be en recent interest in novel biological insecticides. Over the past year the re has been considerable progress in the cloning of several alternative tox in genes from the bacteria Photorhabdus luminescens and Xenorhabdus nematop hilus. These genes encode large insecticidal toxin complexes with little ho mology to other known toxins.