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- Title
Transfer of Bt corn byproducts from terrestrial to stream ecosystems.
- Authors
Viktorov, A.
- Abstract
The review deals with the pathways of Bt corn ( Zea mays L.) byproduct entry to the environment. Bt plants are genetically modified plants containing the genes of a gram-positive aerobic spore-forming bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis encoding δ-endotoxins. Special attention was given to decomposition of corn detritus in fresh water and migration of Bt toxins to stream ecosystems. The results of field and laboratory experiments on the effect of Bt corn byproducts on stream detritophages are summarized.
- Subjects
PLANT communities; GRAM-positive bacteria; CORN genetics; PLANT toxins; SPOREFORMING bacteria; BACILLUS thuringiensis; ENDOTOXINS; BIODEGRADATION
- Publication
Russian Journal of Plant Physiology, 2011, Vol 58, Issue 4, p543
- ISSN
1021-4437
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S1021443711040224