Autor(es)Angsuthanasombat, C.; Panyim, S.

ResumoThe 130-kilodalton mosquito larvicidal gene, cloned from Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis , was introduced into the cyanobacterium Agmenellum quadruplicatum PR-6 by plasmid transformation. Transformed cells synthesized 130-kilodalton delta-endotoxin and showed mosquito larvicidal activity. Results demonstrate a potential use of a cyanobacterium for biological control of mosquitoes.

Palavras-ChaveBiotechnology; Biological control; Biosynthesis; Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis; Aedes aegypti; Agmenellum quadruplicatum;

ImprentaApplied and Environmental Microbiology, v. 55, n. 9, p. 2428-2430, 1989.

DescritoresAedes aegypti - Biosynthesis ; Aedes aegypti - Cell ; Aedes aegypti - Larvicide ; Aedes aegypti - Public health

Data de Publicação:1989