Antagonistic activities of mosquito larvicidal Bacillus sphaericus (Neide) against some pathogenic bacteria.
Mosquitocidal strains of B. sphaericus serotype H-5a5b were shown for the first time to exhibit antagonistic activities against several human pathogens especially Salmonella. These strains of B. sphaericus also exhibited high larval toxicity against several mosquitoes.
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Division of Medical Entomology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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D000818:Animals; D000898:Antibiosis; D001407:Bacillus / Q000502:physiology*; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D007814:Larva; D009032:Mosquito Control