Current models of the mode of action of Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crystal proteins: a critical review.

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Published in J Invertebr Pathol on May 19, 2012

Authors

Vincent Vachon1, Raynald Laprade, Jean-Louis Schwartz

Author Affiliations

1: Groupe d'étude des protéines membranaires, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Centre Ville Station, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7.

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