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A Novel Secreted Protein Toxin from the Insect Pathogenic Bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila by Brown, Susan E., Cao, Anh T., Hines, Eric R., Akhurst, Raymond J., East, Peter D.

“…The bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila is an insect pathogen that produces several proteins that enable it to kill insects. Screening of a cosmid library…”
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Effects of host plant species on fitness costs of Bt resistance in Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Bird, Lisa J., Akhurst, Raymond J.

“…Increases in the magnitude and dominance of fitness costs associated with resistance have been implicated as key factors in delaying or preventing increases in…”
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Relative Fitness of Cry1A-Resistant and -Susceptible Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Conventional and Transgenic Cotton by Bird, Lisa J., Akhurst, Raymond J.

“…Glasshouse and laboratory experiments were conducted to evaluate the relative fitness of Cry1A-susceptible and laboratory-selected resistant strains of…”
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Diversity of aminopeptidases, derived from four lepidopteran gene duplications, and polycalins expressed in the midgut of Helicoverpa armigera: Identification of proteins binding the δ-endotoxin, Cry1Ac of Bacillus thuringiensis by Angelucci, Constanza, Barrett-Wilt, Gregory A., Hunt, Donald F., Akhurst, Raymond J., East, Peter D., Gordon, Karl H.J., Campbell, Peter M.

“…Helicoverpa armigera midgut proteins that bind the Bacillus thuringiensis ( Bt) δ-endotoxin Cry1Ac were purified by affinity chromatography. SDS-PAGE showed…”
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Unusually High Frequency of Genes Encoding Vegetative Insecticidal Proteins in an Australian Bacillus thuringiensis Collection by Beard, Cheryl E, Court, Leon, Boets, Annemie, Mourant, Roslyn, Van Rie, Jeroen, Akhurst, Raymond J

“…Of 188 Australian Bacillus thuringiensis strains screened for genes encoding soluble insecticidal proteins by polymerase chain reaction/restriction-length…”
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Variation in susceptibility of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) and Helicoverpa punctigera (Wallengren) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Australia to two Bacillus thuringiensis toxins by Bird, Lisa J., Akhurst, Raymond J.

“…Intra-specific variation in susceptibility of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) and Helicoverpa punctigera (Wallengren) in Australia to the Cry1Ac and Cry2Ab…”
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Transgenic peas expressing an α-amylase inhibitor gene from beans show altered expression and modification of endogenous proteins by Islam, Nazrul, Campbell, Peter M, Higgins, Thomas J.V, Hirano, Hisashi, Akhurst, Raymond J

“…Differential in-gel electrophoresis showed contrasting effects of the transgenic expression of an α-amylase inhibitor from beans on the proteomes of two pea…”
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Fitness of Cry1A-Resistant and -Susceptible Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Transgenic Cotton with Reduced Levels of Cry1Ac by Bird, Lisa J., Akhurst, Raymond J.

“…The performance of Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) on 15-wk-old cotton plants was compared for a susceptible strain, a near-isogenic laboratory-selected strain,…”
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Phase variation in Xenorhabdus nematophilus and Photorhabdus luminescens: differences in respiratory activity and membrane energization by Smigielski, A.J, Akhurst, R.J, Boemare, N.E

“…Phase variation in Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus spp. has a significant impact on their symbiotic relationship with entomopathogenic nematodes by altering the…”
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Use of a Cry1Ac-Resistant Line of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Detect Novel Insecticidal Toxin Genes in Bacillus thuringiensis by Beard, Cheryl E., Court, Leon, Mourant, Roslyn G., James, Bill, Van Rie, Jeroen, Masson, Luke, Akhurst, Raymond J.

“…This paper describes a screening strategy incorporating resistant insect lines for discovery of new Bacillus thuringiensis toxins against a background of known…”
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Matrix assisted laser desorption ionisation time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for detecting novel Bt toxins by Ranasinghe, Charani, Akhurst, Raymond J.

“…Matrix assisted laser desorption ionisation time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) was used to study crystal (Cry) toxins from different Bacillus…”
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Isolation, Identification, and Molecular Characterization of Strains of Photorhabdus luminescens from Infected Humans in Australia by PEEL, M. M, ALFREDSON, D. A, GERRARD, J. G, DAVIS, J. M, ROBSON, J. M, MCDOUGALL, R. J, SCULLIE, B. L, AKHURST, R. J

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Identification and characterization of proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis with high toxic activity against the sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina by Gough, Joanne M., Kemp, David H., Akhurst, Raymond J., Pearson, Roger D., Kongsuwan, Kritaya

“…Current control of the sheep blowfly ( Lucilia cuprina) relies on chemical insecticides, however, with the development of resistance and increasing concerns…”
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Biologically Active Metabolites from Xenorhabdus Spp., Part 2. Benzopyran-1-one Derivatives with Gastroprotective Activity by McInerney, Bernie V, Taylor, Walter C, Lacey, Michael J, Akhurst, Raymond J, Gregson, Richard P

“…Two novel antibiotic compounds, named xenocoumacins 1 [2] and 2 [3], with potent antiulcer activity were isolated from cultures of Xenorhabdus spp. Both…”
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Biologically Active Metabolites from Xenorhabdus Spp., Part 1. Dithiolopyrrolone Derivatives with Antibiotic Activity by McInerney, Bernie V, Gregson, Richard P, Lacey, Michael J, Akhurst, Raymond J, Lyons, Graham R, Rhodes, Stuart H, Smith, Donald R. J, Engelhardt, Lutz M, White, Allan H

“…Five related antibiotic compounds, named xenorhabdins, were isolated from cultures of Xenorhabdus spp., bacteria symbiotically associated with…”
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A novel secreted protein toxin from the insect pathogenic bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila by Brown, Susan E., Cao, Anh T., Hines, Eric R., Akhurst, Raymond J., East, Peter D.

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Transgenic peas expressing an a-amylase inhibitor gene from beans show altered expression and modification of endogenous proteins by Islam, Nazrul, Campbell, Peter M, Higgins, Thomas J V, Hirano, Hisashi, Akhurst, Raymond J

“…Differential in-gel electrophoresis showed contrasting effects of the transgenic expression of an -amylase inhibitor from beans on the proteomes of two pea…”
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Fitness of cryla-resistant and -susceptible Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on transgenic cotton with reduced levels of crylac by BIRD, Lisa J, AKHURST, Raymond J

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Binding of Cry δ-endotoxins to brush border membrane vesicles of Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa punctigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by LIAO, CHUNYAN, BROOKS, LIZ, TROWELL, STEPHEN C., AKHURST, RAYMOND J.

“…The relatively low susceptibility of Helicoverpa armigera to Cry 1 Ac, its history of resistance to chemical insecticides and the seasonal decline in…”
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Phenotypic and DNA relatedness between nematode symbionts and clinical strains of the genus Photorhabdus (Enterobacteriaceae) by Akhurst, R J, Mourant, R G, Baud, L, Boemare, N E

“…Bacterial strains isolated from wide ranges of nematode hosts and geographic sources and strains isolated from human clinical specimens were used to assess the…”
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