Chapter 32. N2-Fixing Cyanobacteria as a Gene Delivery System for Expressing Mosquitocidal Toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis Subsp. Israelensis

  1. Amos Richmond
  1. Sammy Boussiba,
  2. Arieh Zaritsky

Published Online: 16 NOV 2007

DOI: 10.1002/9780470995280.ch32

Book Title

Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology

Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology

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How to Cite

Boussiba, S. and Zaritsky, A. (2007) N2-Fixing Cyanobacteria as a Gene Delivery System for Expressing Mosquitocidal Toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis Subsp. Israelensis, in Handbook of Microalgal Culture: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology (ed A. Richmond), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470995280.ch32

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 16 NOV 2007
  2. Published Print: 25 NOV 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780632059539

Online ISBN: 9780470995280

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Keywords:

  • cyanobacteria;
  • bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti);
  • mosquito larvae;
  • mosquitocidal toxins;
  • genetically modified microorganisms

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) as abiopesticide against mosquitoes

  • Advantage of cyanobacteria as a BTI toxin delivery system

  • Expression of Bti cry genes in Anabaena PCC

  • Transformation of indigenous filamentous cyanobacteria and release of genetically modified microorganisms

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