title: Two types of entomocidal crystals of Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. finitimus have the same set of unique delta-endotoxins.
abstract: The strain B-1166 differs from the other strains of Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. finitimus because it has two crystal types with different localization in the sporulating cell, i.e., inside and outside of exosporium membrane. Two dissociants of the strain were obtained containing only one of the crystal types. The initial strain produces at least three various delta-endotoxins (Fin2, Fin3, and Fin5) differing from all other known entomocidal proteins; Fin2 and Fin3 are similar to each other but differ from Fin5. Both crystal types contain the same endotoxins (Fin2, Fin3, and Fin5). In the B-1166 strain the site of crystal deposition is not determined by their protein composition.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Genetics and Selection of Industrial Microorganisms, Moscow, 113545, Russia.
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Revina
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Zalunin
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Krieger
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Tulina
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Wojciechowska
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Levitin
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Chestukhina
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Stepanov
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000737:chemistry*; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D008854:Microscopy, Electron
chemical_list: D000083722:Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004731:Endotoxins; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; C030956:insecticidal crystal protein, Bacillus Thuringiensis