Abstract
Theδ-endotoxin fromBacillus thuringiensis subspecieskurstaki strain HD1-9 is almost 400 times more potent than theδ-endotoxin from strain HD-73 as a gypsy moth larvicide. The twoδ-endotoxins compete for a high-affinity binding site on the brush border membrane of larval gypsy moth midguts. The affinity for theδ-endotoxin from strain HD-73 is much greater than the affinity for theδ-endotoxin from strain HD1-9.

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