Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins on the midgut of the nun moth Lymantria monacha

Authors
Rausell, C De Decker, N Garcia-Robles, I Escriche, B Van Kerkhove, E Real, MD Martinez-Ramirez, AC
Citation
C. Rausell et al., Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins on the midgut of the nun moth Lymantria monacha, J INVER PAT, 75(4), 2000, pp. 288-291
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY
ISSN journal
00222011 → ACNP
Volume
75
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
288 - 291
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2011(200005)75:4<288:EOBTTO>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Three steps of the proposed mode of action of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins have been studied in Lymantria monacha. We demonstrated that only the toxi ns that caused typical pathological changes in midgut epithelial cells and bound to the midgut brush border membrane were able to drastically reduce t he midgut transepithelial voltage of the nun moth, (C) 2000 Academic Press.