Microbial control and biotechnology research on Bacillus thuringiensis in China

• Published in: Journal of invertebrate pathology Vol. 95; no. 3; pp. 175 - 180
• Main Authors: Huang, Da-Fang, Zhang, Jie, Song, Fu-Ping, Lang, Zhi-Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2007
• Subjects: Animals; Bacillus thuringiensis; Bacillus thuringiensis - physiology; bacterial insecticides; Bacterial Proteins; Bacterial Toxins; biological control; biological control agents; Biomedical Research; Biopesticide; biopesticides; Biotechnology; Bt crops; China; crops; Endotoxins; Food, Genetically Modified; Hemolysin Proteins; Insecta - microbiology; Insecticides; Microbial control; pest control; Pest Control, Biological - statistics & numerical data; Pest Control, Biological - trends; Plants, Genetically Modified; research and development; transgenic plants; China; Biotechnology; Bt crops; Microbial control; Biopesticide; Bacillus thuringiensis

The current status of production and application of biopesticides for pest control in China is briefly reviewed, with a focus on research advances in microbial control with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). These have led to improvements in Bt production, exploitation of Bt gene resources, and developmen...