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Conjugal Plasmid Transfer in Bacillus Thuringiensis

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Plasmids in Bacteria

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Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) is a gram-positive, sporeforming bacterium distinguished by its ability to produce parasporal protein crystals. These proteins, collectively known as δ-endotoxins, are toxic to a number of lepidopteran insects of economic importance as well as to certain dipterans which are important vectors of human disease (7). Over 20 different varieties of B. thuringiensis are currently recognized on the basis of flagellar antigens (6) and immunological (19) and toxicity (8) properties of the parasporal crystals.

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  1. Department of Molecular and Population Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602, USA

    John S. Chapman & Bruce C. Carlton

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  1. University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA

    Donald R. Helinski

  2. Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA

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  3. University of Michigan, Ann Harbor, Michigan, USA

    Don B. Clewell

  4. Genex Corporation, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

    David A. Jackson

  5. Council for Research Planning in Biological Sciences, Inc., Washington, D.C., USA

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Chapman, J.S., Carlton, B.C. (1985). Conjugal Plasmid Transfer in Bacillus Thuringiensis . In: Helinski, D.R., Cohen, S.N., Clewell, D.B., Jackson, D.A., Hollaender, A. (eds) Plasmids in Bacteria. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2447-8_33

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