BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS ISOLATE ACTIVE AGAINST LEPIDOPTERAN PESTS, AND GENES ENCODING NOVEL LEPIDOPTERAN-ACTIVE TOXINS

摘要

Novel Bacillus thuringiensis genes encoding toxins which are active againstlepidopteran insects have been cloned from novel lepidopteran-active B.thuringiensis microbes. The DNA encoding the B. thuringiensis toxins can beused to transform various prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes to express theB.thuringiensis toxins. These recombinant microbes can be used to controllepidopteran insects in various environments.