title: Plasmid patterns of Bacillus thuringiensis strains and isolates.
abstract: Bacillus thuringiensis produces crystal proteins which are toxic to several orders of economically important insects and other invertebrates. The genes encoding these toxins reside mainly on plasmids. This report consists of a comparative analysis of the plasmid content of a number of B. thuringiensis strains and isolates which may facilitate the search for novel toxin genes and other important products of this organism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Aptosoglou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sivropoulou
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Koliais
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D006115:Greece; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics*; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004731:Endotoxins; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; C030956:insecticidal crystal protein, Bacillus Thuringiensis