An improved PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) method for the identification of cry1-type genes.

ABSTRACT: The cry1-type genes of Bacillus thuringiensis represent the largest cry gene family, which contains 50 distinct holotypes. It is becoming more and more difficult to identify cry1-type genes using current methods because of the increasing number of cry1-type genes. In the present study, an improved PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method which can distinguish 41 holotypes of cry1-type genes was developed. This improved method was used to identify cry1-type genes in 20 B. thuringiensis strains that are toxic to lepidoptera. The results showed that the improved method can efficiently identify single and clustered cry1-type genes and can be used to evaluate cry1-type genes in novel strain collections of B. thuringiensis. Among the detected cry1-type genes, we identified

SUBMITTER: Shu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3811518 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature