Isolation of an Orally Active Insecticidal Toxin from the Venom of an Australian Tarantula

Margaret C. Hardy; Norelle L. Daly; Mehdi Mobli; Rodrigo A. V. Morales; Glenn F. King

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073136

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Isolation of an Orally Active Insecticidal Toxin from the Venom of an Australian Tarantula

Margaret C. Hardy,

Affiliation Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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Norelle L. Daly,

Current address: Centre for Biodiscovery and Molecular Development of Therapeutics, Queensland Tropical Health Alliance, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia

Affiliation Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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Mehdi Mobli,

Affiliation Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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Rodrigo A. V. Morales,

Current address: Monash Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Australia

Affiliation Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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Glenn F. King

* E-mail: glenn.king@imb.uq.edu.au

Affiliation Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
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Isolation of an Orally Active Insecticidal Toxin from the Venom of an Australian Tarantula

Margaret C. Hardy,
Norelle L. Daly,
Mehdi Mobli,
Rodrigo A. V. Morales,
Glenn F. King

Published: September 11, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073136

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