Response to Leopoldo Palma. Comments on Ekino et al. Cloning and Characterization of a Unique Cytotoxic Protein Parasporin-5 Produced by Bacillus thuringiensis A1100 Strain. Toxins 2014, 6, 1882–1895
Keisuke Ekino,
Shiro Okumura,
Tomoyuki Ishikawa,
Sakae Kitada,
Hiroyuki Saitoh,
Tetsuyuki Akao,
Takuji Oka,
Yoshiyuki Nomura,
Michio Ohba,
Takashi Shin,
Eiichi Mizuki
Affiliations
Keisuke Ekino
Department of Applied Microbial Technology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Life Science, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
Shiro Okumura
Biotechnology and Food Research Institute, Fukuoka Industrial Technology Center, 1465-5 Aikawa-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka 839-0861, Japan
Tomoyuki Ishikawa
Biotechnology and Food Research Institute, Fukuoka Industrial Technology Center, 1465-5 Aikawa-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka 839-0861, Japan
Sakae Kitada
Department of Bioscience and Bioinfomatics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Iizuka, Fukuoka 820-8502, Japan
Hiroyuki Saitoh
Biotechnology and Food Research Institute, Fukuoka Industrial Technology Center, 1465-5 Aikawa-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka 839-0861, Japan
Tetsuyuki Akao
Biotechnology and Food Research Institute, Fukuoka Industrial Technology Center, 1465-5 Aikawa-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka 839-0861, Japan
Takuji Oka
Department of Applied Microbial Technology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Life Science, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
Yoshiyuki Nomura
Department of Applied Microbial Technology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Life Science, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
Michio Ohba
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
Takashi Shin
Department of Applied Microbial Technology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Life Science, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan
Eiichi Mizuki
Biotechnology and Food Research Institute, Fukuoka Industrial Technology Center, 1465-5 Aikawa-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka 839-0861, Japan
I appreciate the thoughtful comments from Dr. Leopoldo Palma [1] on our research about cytotoxic protein parasporin-5 produced by Bacillus thuringiensis (BT) A1100 strain [2]. [...]
