Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Distribution of Clostridial cry-Like Genes Among Bacillus thuringiensis and Clostridium Strains

  • Published:
Current Microbiology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract.

The presence of two cry-like genes first identified in Clostridium bifermentans subsp. malaysia CH18 was investigated in Clostridium species including 12 subspecies of Clostridium bifermentans, 13 strains of other members of Clostridia genus, and 13 different subspecies of Bacillus thuringiensis. Oligonucleotides designed to amplify the two toxin genes, cmb71 and cmb72, were used. We found that these genes are present in 80% of the Clostridium bifermentans strains tested and in 8% of the other Clostridium and Bacillus thuringiensis strains.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Unité des Bactéries Entomopathogènes, Institut Pasteur, 25 rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France , , , , , , FR

    Frédérique Barloy, Marguerite-M. Lecadet & Armelle Delécluse

Authors
  1. Frédérique Barloy
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Marguerite-M. Lecadet
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Armelle Delécluse
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Additional information

Received: 22 July 1997 / Accepted: 15 October 1997

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Barloy, F., Lecadet, MM. & Delécluse, A. Distribution of Clostridial cry-Like Genes Among Bacillus thuringiensis and Clostridium Strains. Curr Microbiol 36, 232–237 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002849900300

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002849900300

Keywords

Search

Navigation