Unusually high frequency of genes encoding vegetative insecticidal proteins in an Australian Bacillus thuringiensis collection.
Of 188 Australian Bacillus thuringiensis strains screened for genes encoding soluble insecticidal proteins by polymerase chain reaction/restriction-length fragment polymorphism (RFLP) analysis, 87% showed the presence of such genes. Although 135 isolates (72%) produced an RFLP pattern identical to that expected for vip3A genes, 29 isolates possessed a novel vip-like gene. The novel vip-like gene was cloned from B. thuringiensis isolate C81, and sequence analysis demonstrated that it was 94% identical to the vip3Ba1 gene. The new gene was designated vip3Bb2. Cell-free supernatants from both the B. thuringiensis strain C81 and from Escherichia coli expressing the Vip3Bb2 protein were toxic for the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera.
Beard
Cheryl E
CE
Department of Entomology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Acton ACT, Australia.
Court
Leon
L
Boets
Annemie
A
Mourant
Roslyn
R
Van Rie
Jeroen
J
Akhurst
Raymond J
RJ
D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D005787:Gene Frequency; D007300:Insect Control; D009036:Moths / Q000254:growth & development / Q000382:microbiology
D001426:Bacterial Proteins