Award Year / Program / Phase:1987 / SBIR / Phase II
Agency:NSF
Principal Investigator:Bruce C Carlton Phd , Vice Pres Res & Dev
Award Amount:$199,000.00
Abstract:
The principal objectives of this proposal are (1) to evaluate a novel bacillus host-vector system for the cloningand expression of genes specifying microbial insecticidal activities; and (2) to determine the feasibility of an intergenic conjugal transfer system for mobilizing recombinant plasmids… More
Award Year / Program / Phase:1996 / SBIR / Phase I
Agency:USDA
Principal Investigator:Dr. William P. Donovan , Principal Investigator
Award Amount:$50,000.00
Abstract:
Bacillus thuringiensis crystal proteins are highly toxic to certain species of lepidopteran insects but are much less toxic to other lepidoteran species and usually have significantly lower toxicity to non-lepidopteran species. In addition, some lepidopteran species that initially were susceptible… More