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SUBMITTER: Ben-Dov E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC168816 | biostudies-other | 1997 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Ben-Dov E E Zaritsky A A Dahan E E Barak Z Z Sinai R R Manasherob R R Khamraev A A Troitskaya E E Dubitsky A A Berezina N N Margalith Y Y
Applied and environmental microbiology 19971201 12
An extended multiplex PCR method was established to rapidly identify and classify Bacillus thuringiensis strains containing cry (crystal protein) genes toxic to species of Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, and Diptera. The technique enriches current strategies and simplifies the initial stages of large-scale screening of cry genes by pinpointing isolates that contain specific genes or unique combinations of interest with potential insecticidal activities, thus facilitating subsequent toxicity assays. Fiv ...[more]