TABLE 1.
Bacterial strains and plasmids used in this study
| Strain | Organism | Plasmid | Characteristic | Cry protein production | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YBT-1518 | B. thuringiensis | Wild type | Cry55Aa1, Cry6Aa2 | Stored in our lab | |
| BMB171 | B. thuringiensis | None | Host strain | None | Li and Yu (16) |
| DH10B | E. coli | Host strain | Stored in our lab | ||
| BMB0222 | B. thuringiensis | pBMB0222 | Recombinant strain | Cry55Aa1 | This study |
| BMB0223 | B. thuringiensis | pBMB0223 | Recombinant strain | Cry55Aa1 | This study |
| BMB0224 | B. thuringiensis | pBMB0224 | Recombinant strain | Cry55Aa1 | This study |
| BMB0249 | B. thuringiensis | pBMB0249 | Recombinant strain | Cry6Aa2 | This study |
| BMB0250 | B. thuringiensis | pBMB0250 | Recombinant strain | Cry6Aa2 | This study |
| BMB0215 | B. thuringiensis | pBMB0215 | Recombinant strain | Cry5Ba2 | This study |