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Structural and functional insights into the first Bacillus thuringiensis vegetative insecticidal protein of the Vpb4 fold, active against western corn rootworm

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Published in 2021 at "PLoS ONE"

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260532

Abstract: The western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte, is a major maize pest in the United States causing significant economic loss. The emergence of field-evolved resistant WCR to Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) traits has prompted… read more here.

Keywords: corn rootworm; western corn; vpb4; bacillus thuringiensis ... See more keywords