Title: Chitinolytic ActivityDetection in Pathogenic Bacillus sp. Strains
Abstract:The presence of chitinase gene and the chitinolytic activity among pathogenic Bacillus sp.strains have been detected by PCR method and chitinase activity assays.The results showed that no chitinase ge...The presence of chitinase gene and the chitinolytic activity among pathogenic Bacillus sp.strains have been detected by PCR method and chitinase activity assays.The results showed that no chitinase gene and chitinase production been observed in 1 of 26 Bacillus cereus strains,4 of 62 B.thuringiensis strains and all 21 B.sphaericus strains.All other strains could produce chitinolytic activity during their growth.The investigation of chitinase-producing strains in pathogenic Bacillus sp.provide us more information for the research of Bacillus sp.strains' pathogenesis and chitinase' application potency in insect control.Read More
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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