Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science (한국잠사곤충학회지)
- Volume 35 Issue 2
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- Pages.120-128
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- 1993
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- 2234-8174(pISSN)
Determination of Plasmids Encoding Crystal Toxic Protein Gene in Bacillus thuringiensis var kurstaki HD-1
Bacillus thuringiensis var kurstaki HD-1의 내독소 단백질 유전에 관여하는 plasmid의 결정
Abstract
The objective of this study is to identify plasmids of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki HD-1(B. t k HD-1) toxic to lepidopteran larvae. The results from agarose gel electrophoresis indicated that the bacterium contained 9 plasmids with approximate sizes of 1.4, 4.9, 5.4, 9.3, 10, 29, 44, 52, and 150 megadaltons(Md). By treating the wild type of B. t k HD-1 with either SDS or EtBr as curing agent, 26 cured mutants of the bacterium were obtained, 9 of them were crystallifereous(cry+) and the others acrystallifereous(cry-). Plasmids from B. t k HD-1 were transferred to B. cereus 569 strR cry- recipients(Bc569 M1). Among 13 isolates of Bc569 M1 transcipient, 11 of them were capable of producing the crystal toxic proteins. The plasmid patterns of Bc569 M1 transcipients and partially curved mutants of B. t k HD-1 on agarose gel electrophoresis suggested that the 29 and 44Md plasmids should be involved in the production of crystalline toxic proteins.
B. t k HD-1 균주에 0.002% SDS와 0.5