GENE CODED FOR POLYPEPTIDE WHICH ENHANCES VIRUS INFECTION OF HOST INSECTS

摘要

A gene coded for a polypeptide isolated from an occlusion body of a baculovirus such as Trichoplusia ni granulosis virus possessing a biological activity of enhancing virus infection of host insects by causing rapid degradation of the peritrophic membrane lining the midgut lumen of insects. Novel pesticides incorporating said gene or fragments thereof are also claimed.