Characterization and toxicity to mosquito larvae of four Bacillus sphaericus strains isolated from Brazilian soils.
Four Bacillus sphaericus strains, S1, S2, S5, and L2, isolated from Brazilian soils, were found to be toxic to larvae of the mosquitoes Culex pipiens and Anopheles stephensi at a level similar to that of strain 2362 which is now used operationally. Like strain 2362, the four strains belonged to the serotype H5 and produced major proteins of apparent molecular weights of 125, 110, 56, and 43 kDa. These latter two proteins were immunologically related to toxins of the same molecular weight as B. sphaericus 2362. Although the four Brazilian strains were very similar to strain 2362, gas chromatography analysis of the fatty acids revealed that these strains were different from strain 2362 and from each other, except for a possible similarity between strains S1 and S5.
EMBRAPA/CENARGEN, C.P., Brasilia DF, Brazil.
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D000818:Animals; D001407:Bacillus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D001938:Brazil; D009033:Culicidae; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D007814:Larva / Q000382:microbiology; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D012988:Soil Microbiology
D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005227:Fatty Acids